PHOENIX (January 28, 2009) – Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced that it has completed its 1 campus system contract to design, integrate and install a complete satellite distance learning system for Thunderbird School of International Business. Thunderbird, a leader in global business education, offers a unique and powerful educational experience that teaches the application of management knowledge across cultures and borders. ATCi provided a state-of-the-art Ku-band uplink motorized earth station that will allow the school to transmit curriculum and programming to different remote campuses in the U.S. as well as Latin America. The system will also be used to provide access of information such as professor interviews to news agencies - MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, etc

ATCi handled the scope of the project from turn-key design and integration to installation and testing. ATCi’s uplink included the entire RF equipment package, which featured: motorized antenna, amplifiers, encoders, modems and as well as custom design, integration and implementation dependent upon customer requirements. “Thunderbird continues to anticipate market needs by incorporating critical technology to meet the challenges of a dynamic global market thereby continually earning its reputation as the world’s top-ranked school of global management,” said Gary Hatch, ATCi’s CEO. “It is extremely gratifying to know that ATCi’s leading edge technology will be playing an important role in the School’s efforts to expand its educational programming to students throughout the U.S. and Latin America,“ Hatch concluded.

“We chose ATCi because of the company’s long-standing experience in custom communication solutions and its ability to provide end-to-end solutions,” Brett Beyers, Manager of Media Services, Thunderbird School of Global Management. “We selected the satellite uplink package because ATCi delivers a high-quality, complete package at the most competitive price, which helps us live up to our school mission statement “We educate global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide.”

About Thunderbird Founded in 1946, Thunderbird is the first and oldest graduate management school focused exclusively on global business. It is regarded as the world’s leading institution in the education of global managers and has operations in the United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe, including Russia. Ranked No. 1 in international business by the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive 2007 Business School Survey, Thunderbird is dedicated to educating global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide. The school’s programs facilitate the development of the global mindset, which is critical to managing effectively in different social, economic and political environments. More than 38,000 students have graduated from Thunderbird, and its alumni live and work in more than 140 countries. For more about Thunderbird, please visit: www.thunderbird.edu.