Global Strategic Relationship

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Vislink PLC

29 August 2013

 



      29 August 2013

Vislink plc

Vislink Announces Global Strategic Relationship with C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.

Vislink plc (the "Group"), the global technology business specialising in high performance wireless communications products and services for the broadcast, defence and security markets, has entered into a Global Strategic Relationship with C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV:CMI) a Canadian mobile antenna manufacturer based in Ottawa. 

Vislink will promote, market, sell and support the C-COM manufactured range of iNetVu® products, which complement Vislink's Advent product range and allow expansion into new vertical markets including oil & gas; mining; police, fire & ambulance; and disaster recovery applications.

Vislink and C-COM will seek R&D co-operation, taking advantage of the attractive research and development environment in Canada, and will also investigate the sharing of development resources.

Vislink will also cross-sell its range of Advent products, including the MSAT, through C-COM's 400 strong worldwide reseller network.

Commenting on the announcement, John Hawkins, Vislink's Executive Chairman, stated "we have embarked upon an opportunity to work with C-COM to expand our satellite communication product range and to offer our customers a wider choice of satellite solutions utilising the growing need to deploy internet connectivity over these devices."

Leslie Klein, President and CEO of C-COM, said "We are pleased to have established a strategic relationship between our two companies and see a number of opportunities to co-develop and integrate our range of mobile antenna products with Vislink's proprietary technology, producing incremental benefits to our joint customer base."

Ashley Dove, Vislink's Solutions Engineering Director, stated "Working together with C-COM will enable Vislink to integrate a greater range of complete solutions into current and new markets utilising C-COM's iNetVu® Satcom Antenna products integrated with Vislink RF and Video Encoder equipment." 

The full range of products will be showcased at IBC in September 2013.

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For further information, please contact:

John Hawkins, Executive Chairman	[phone]
Ian Davies, Group Finance Director	[phone]
Charlie Jack/Katie Matthews Hudson Sandler	[phone]
Shaun Dobson N+1 Singer	[phone]

About C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. is a leader in the development and deployment of commercial grade mobile satellite-based technology for the delivery of two-way high-speed Internet, VoIP and Video services into vehicles. Founded in 1997, C-COM has developed a unique proprietary auto-deploying (iNetVu^®) antenna that allows the delivery of high-speed satellite based Internet services into vehicles while stationary virtually anywhere where one can drive. The iNetVu^® mobile antennas have also been adapted to be airline checkable and easily transportable. The company's satellite-based products and services deliver high-quality, cost-effective and reliable solutions for mobile applications throughout the world. More information is available at: www.c-comsat.com 

The Company is listed on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV:CMI)

iNetVu^® is a registered trademark of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.

About Vislink plc

The Vislink Group is a global technology business specialising in the collection and delivery of high quality video and associated data from the field to the point of usage. Vislink provides solutions to the broadcast market for the collection of live news, sport and entertainment events and to the surveillance market including defence, law enforcement and public safety customers. With offices in the UK, USA, Australia, UAE, South Africa and Singapore, Vislink employs over 250 people worldwide. Our solutions include the design and manufacture of microwave radio, satellite transmission, cellular and wireless camera systems; our development and manufacturing operations are in the UK and the USA.

The Company is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:VLK).

For further information, visit www.vislink.com.

 

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