CPI’s 1.25 kW, DBS-band SuperLinear Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA). Photo: CPI Satcom

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] The Satcom Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has been awarded a competitive contract valued at more than $1 million (at list prices) from an African integrator for CPI’s 1.25 kW, DBS-band SuperLinear Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) and related system hardware. The contract is a follow-on to an order placed last year.

CPI’s products will be part of a primary uplink system in a well-established, Direct-to-Home (DTH) network in Africa, according to the company. CPI’s SuperLinear High-Power Amplifier (HPA) was selected in part because of its patented LifeExtender/LifePredictor technology, which can result in an increase of up to 50 percent in tube longevity, according to CPI.