Monday, February 9, 2009

Religious Broadcasters Embrace Revolutionary Low-Cost Satellite Broadcast System from ATCi

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- National Religious Broadcasters Conference 2009 - Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of commercial satellite communications systems and services, announced at the National Religious Broadcasters Conference being held in Nashville, TN, the introduction of Altair, its specialized family of pre-packaged broadcast systems. The Altair family of uplink satellite broadcasting systems were designed to meet the unique requirements of varying broadcast companies and applications such as but not limited to: religious institutions to broadcast the Gospel, universities for distance learning applications, new satellite channels that would like to transmit their channel to be picked up by cable companies, existing channels to broadcast specific program feeds, large corporations to provide live feeds from headquarters to remote sites, and news agencies for transmitting live news feeds.

Altair is available in 1 channel, 2 channel, 3 channel and 4 channel packages in both C and Ku-band depending on customer needs. The Altair package includes the antenna and all related indoor and outdoor electronics that will handle encoding, modulation, transmission as well as monitoring of the satellite signal. The Altair systems are offered all-inclusive, in stock and pre-tested for maximum reliability allowing for quick set up and fast time to air.

"Because of the success of our custom systems for satellite broadcasting applications, our customers, in particular religious communicators had voiced a critical need for an affordable pre-packaged system that would keep the doors of electronic media open for the spread of the Gospel," said Gary Hatch, ATCi's CEO. "ATCi's low-cost high quality Altair systems represent yet another indication of the Company's dedication to responding to crucial market demands," Hatch concluded.

New technologies provide incredible cost savings. Priced aggressively, with systems well under its competition, ATCi has already provided these packaged systems to customers worldwide making the Company a leader in satellite transmission systems.

About ATCi

ATCi's mission is to enhance the customer's opportunity for profit by providing quality, reliable and cost effective satellite and fiber linked communication components and systems to commercial entities in the U.S. and abroad. ATCi is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona with operating sales offices in North America. For further information on ATCi products and services, please call 480-844-8501 or visit our Web site at http://www.atci.com.