- Three Satellite Terminals Utilized at the San Jose Mine Site in Chile -

Vancouver, British Columbia – October 27, 2010 - Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF), a leading provider of broadband communications solutions, announced today that it has received confirmation from its customers that a total of three portable satellite units were recently in action at the San Jose Mine in Chile, where 33 miners were saved after being trapped for nearly two and half months. The three units were used for broadcasting purposes by Disaster Truck, Televisa and CBS London Bureau. One of the units was using the newly upgraded Norsat SSPA while the other two used external 200W amplifiers, encoders and modulators. Please click on the following link to view a photo of the Norsat SSPA on site at the San Jose Mine, Chile:

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