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News Release
Thousand Oaks, California
October 2005
For immediate release

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TECOM Industries HGA-2100 Low Profile, Fuselage-Mounted INMARSAT High Gain Antenna selected by Rockwell Collins for Boeing 787 SATCOM HGA

Thousand Oaks, CA (September, 2005) - TECOM Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of antennas and antenna systems, announced that Rockwell Collins has entered into a long term Purchase Agreement for the HGA-2100 High Gain Antenna to meet the Boeing 787 SATCOM High Gain Antenna requirement. The HGA-2100 is the latest addition to TECOM's line of Satcom antenna products. This Best-in-Class low profile, fuselage-mounted antenna delivers significant improvement in performance and reliability for aircraft owners and fleet operators that are considering next generation on-board INMARSAT communications. The HGA-2100 supports both voice safety services and cabin connectivity including internet access and sending and receiving of e-mails and faxes.

Ralph Phillips, TECOM's President, stated "this strategic win positions TECOM as the leading supplier of fuselage-mounted, low profile INMARSAT Satcom antennas. This program win is the first major selection of the HGA-2100 and validates our modular technical approach. As part of the Smiths Group, TECOM benefits from their outstanding worldwide customer service and product support organization".

The HGA-2100 is based on advanced third generation phased array technology. The HGA-2100 delivers higher data throughput and low angle coverage than existing Aero-H antennas.

Unique features of the HGA-2100 include a fully integrated beam steering unit (BSU) that simplifies installation of the system. At 2.0" high, 14.4" wide and 41" long, this new product is a low profile and light weight (22.0 pounds) phased array, meeting operator demands for reduced drag and fuel consumption. The HGA-2100 will be certified to RTCA/DO-160D environmental and will be the first antenna TSO'ed to C-132. Other products in TECOM's Satcom antenna product family include the IGA-2000 Aero-I Intermediate Gain antenna, a smaller derivative of the HGA-2100 to meet both business and regional operator and military hatch mount requirements, and the T-4000 Aero-H High Gain antenna.


About TECOM Industries, Inc.

TECOM Industries, Inc., an ISO-9001 company, is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA. Established in 1971, the company designs and manufactures antennas and antenna systems for the aerospace, military, SATCOM and commercial wireless markets. The company's expanse of field-proven antenna solutions includes embedded, phased array, gimbaled, data link, wrap-around and broadband designs. For more information about TECOM, call (805) 267-0100 or visit the company's web site at www.tecom-ind.com.

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Chuck Erickson

Camille Cox

Director Marketing & Sales

President

TECOM Industries, Inc.

OnRamp Communications

375 Conejo Ridge Avenue

299 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 206

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-4928

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

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