EMS, Honeywell Sign $50 Million Broadband Satcom Deal
Ottawa-based EMS Satcom will develop custom avionics for Honeywell and Thales Avionics' new HS-720 high-speed data system. Under the terms of a seven-year agreement signed on September 8, EMS Satcom's avionics will complement Honeywell/Thales MCS-4000/7000 satcom systems. The predicted value of the deal is more than $50 million over the next five years. EMS will supply high power amplifiers and high-speed data units for use with Inmarsat Swift64 satcoms. The avionics will be upgradeable to SwiftBroadband, which is expected to be available in 2006. SwiftBroadband will provide 432 kbps per channel.
