RFID GPS: Savi And Comtech 'RFID-GPS-SATCOM' System Orders Surpass 10,000 Unit Mark
Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company , recently received purchase orders totaling more than $3 million from partner Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation (a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., for more than 6,000 Savi active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader modules. This order, announced here today at the EPC Connections Conference, marks the sale of the 10,000th Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) reader module to Comtech since 2005.
Comtech embeds Savi OEM active RFID reader modules into Comtech's satellite-based Movement Tracking System (MTS) kit atop the roof of the driver's cab, providing customers with two-way communications to automatically locate, manage and redirect ground shipments. MTS is used by the U. S. Army to automatically read and relay information of stockpiles at depots or in staging areas by driving MTS-mounted vehicles past RFID-tagged containers and supplies, providing mobile communications to the DoDs "In-Transit Visibility" network, the world's largest RFID-based cargo tracking system.
Savi Technology holds a $424.5 million RFID II procurement contract with the U.S. DoD for active RFID products and services. Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation recently announced that it was awarded a new $605.1 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the U.S.
Army for its Movement Tracking System.
"The powerful combination of active RFID from Savi and satellite communications and GPS technologies from Comtech provides our customers with high-value asset visibility and management capabilities throughout the global supply chain," said David Stephens, Savi Technology's general manager of The Americas. "This fully integrated solution involving multiple wireless technologies has been a win-win-win for Savi, our partners, and our customers."
"We've been delighted by the customer response to the integrated Savi-Comtech solution, which automates and optimizes surface transportation of valuable cargo - whether commercial goods or military supplies -- anywhere and at any time in the world," said Daniel Wood, President, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation.
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based company, and wholly owned by Comtech Telecommunications Corp., is engaged in the provision of satellite-based packet data communication systems and location and messaging services through the use of advanced communication and network technology. To learn more about Comtech Mobile Datacom, please visit the company's website at www.comtechmobile.com .
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable or ineffective. The Company conducts business through three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission, mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in the market segments that it serves. To learn more about Comtech Mobile Datacom, please visit the company's website at www.comtechtel.com .
With over 17 years of experience, Savi is a leading provider of active RFID solutions and services for the management and security of supply chain assets, shipments and consignments. Savi Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, with headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore, and Melbourne. For more information, visit www.savi.com
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2006 sales of $39.6 billion. For additional information, visit www.lockheedmartin.com.
SOURCE: Savi Technology