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Finland : Bittium Corporations tactical backbone network as part of the new Austrian defense forces tactical communication system
Publish Date : 26-Nov-2018
Bittiums cooperation partner, Austrian information technology company Kapsch BusinessCom AG, was informed by the Austrian defense administration (Bundesministerium fr Landesverteidigung, BMLV) today that it should be selected as the provider of the new IP-based tactical communication system for the Austrian defense forces. Bittiums products for tactical communications are a significant part of Kapsch BusinessComs bid, including the Software Defined Radio based Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system, which will be the core of the new communication system, as well as Bittium Tough Comnode and Bittium Tough VoIP products.
After the decision given by the Austrian defense administration, a 10-day appeal period starts, during which, the losing parties of the competitive bidding can make a complaint of the ministrys decision to the court. This is a typical process in such public competitive bidding. Bittium will follow up the situation and issue a stock exchange release without delay as more information is available.
If materialized, Bittiums share of the total value of the winning bid will be around EUR 30 million (excl. VAT). The product deliveries are expected to take place during the years 2019-2021 and the majority of the net sales is estimated realize during the years 2020 and 2021. This will not change Bittium's financial outlook for the year 2018, published on August 8, 2018 in the companys half year interim report.
The bid was made for a large-scale, internationally tendered programme called the Future Tactical Communications Network (FTCN). In the programme the tactical communications of the Austrian defense forces will be renewed with a complete IP-based (Internet Protocol) system. The core of the system will be the Software Defined Radio based Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system. Kapsch BusinessCom will integrate and deliver the complete system to the Austrian defense forces, including also their own and third-party solutions.
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