DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away Adds to Company’s WGS Solutions That Bridge Commercial and Military Satellite Networks, Giving Warfighters Maximum Performance and Flexibility

Duluth, Ga. — June 5, 2008 — DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, has launched the DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away multi-band SATCOM terminal as part of its continued focus on developing systems that leverage the U.S. military’s newly deployed Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. The DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away can be used as a cost-effective, WGS-compatible replacement for existing U.S. military AN/USC-60 terminals.

The WGS system supports U.S. military operations worldwide by supplementing commercial Ku band capability with X and Ka band capability. The DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away provides warfighters the flexibility to use WGS and other military and commercial SATCOM networks to rapidly establish high-bandwidth, everything-over-IP (EoIP) communications capability virtually anywhere.

This expeditionary terminal is the latest innovation to the proven line of DataPath fly-away SATCOM terminals deployed by the U.S. military to provide fast-moving, forward-operating forces with robust communications capabilities. Currently, DataPath fly-away terminals are used by U.S. military forces around the world, including: the U.S. Marine Corps for the global Support Wide Area Network program; the U.S. Army Stryker Brigade and U.S. military Provisional Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan; and the U.S. Army National Guard for its domestic nationwide Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) program.

“Supporting the information-enabled warfighter’s need for media-rich applications and high-bandwidth connectivity in the field is our business, and we are working on a number of fronts to help the U.S. military fully leverage the WGS constellation,” said Steve Lindeman, vice president and general manager of DataPath Integrated Solutions. “Our solutions range from the V-SNAP terminal to solutions for larger SATCOM systems and hub trucks. With our field support teams on-site with U.S. military units around the world, we can rapidly deploy WGS-compatible systems and deliver benefits quickly.”

The DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away adds to the company’s WGS-compatible solutions that also include:

- Ka band conversion kits for hundreds of deployed DataPath Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs) and Unit Hub SATCOM Trucks (UHSTs).
- The MaxView® Network Management System, software that has been selected to provide advanced network control for the U.S. Army’s Ka Band Satellite Transmit and Receive Systems (Ka-STARS) program.

Features and benefits of the DataPath V-SNAP Fly-Away

- WGS-compatible: tri-band ready for WGS Ka and X bands as well as commercial Ku band to maximize available bandwidth. WGS certification is expected in early 2009.
- Cost-effective: works with the current baseband infrastructure of the AN/USC-60 so that only RF equipment needs to be replaced when upgrading to the DataPath system.
- EoIP architecture: supports IP-based high-capacity SIPRNet and NIPRNet networks.
- High-bandwidth capability: delivers up to 50 Mbps back-haul and live reach-back connectivity.
- Highly compact and portable: 1.2 and 2.0 meter designs require only two people to lift and can be transported by a HMMWV or helicopter.
- Easy to use and set-up: 20 minutes to satellite acquisition.
- Interoperable: designed to work with existing U.S. military Joint Network Node (JNN)/Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) and Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminal (DKET) networks.

The DataPath V-SNAP (VSAT SIPR/NIPR Access Point Portable) Fly-Away is available via the company’s General Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70 contract, number GS-35F-0424T, for quick and easy procurement. For more information, please visit www.datapath.com/GSA.