Aselsan Selects Spectrum's Platform for Software Communication Architecture Development

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. (TSX: SSY)(NASDAQ: SSPI) today announced that Aselsan will use Spectrum's flexComm(TM) SDR-3002 IMRDP platform for research and development of software defined radio (SDR) and Software Communications Architecture (SCA) technologies. Aselsan is the leading Turkish electronics company that designs, develops and manufactures modern electronic systems for the military and aerospace market.

"This contract establishes our presence in Turkey, a country that supports the second largest defence force in NATO after the United States," said Dan Simard, Managing Director of Spectrum Signal Processing (UK) Limited. "We will continue to pursue other opportunities in Turkey with both our non-rugged and rugged product families."

The SCA is an open architecture framework that tells designers how elements of hardware and software are to operate in harmony. Originally developed for the US Department of Defense Joint Tactical Radio System program, the SCA is being adopted worldwide as a standard technology for software defined radios.

The SDR-3002 IMRDP is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution specifically targeted at international military communications programs. The platform provides a turnkey black-side "RF to Ethernet" processing system and includes sample application software supporting frequency agile operation, making the SDR-3002 IMRDP ideal for rapid-prototyping, development and deployment of both wide and narrowband waveforms. Also included are an SCA Core Framework, a real-time operating system and Spectrum's quicComm(TM) hardware abstraction layer, to facilitate algorithm partitioning and programming. These components are integrated with Digital Receiver Technology, Inc.'s DRT4001 SDR RF front-end subsystem, which includes a wideband tuner, exciter, reference module and controller, in a 20-slot 3U CompactPCI® chassis. The system is flexible, scalable and can be customized as required within Spectrum's modified COTS program.

For more information on the SDR-3002 IMRDP, please visit www.spectrumsignal.com/products.

ABOUT ASELSAN

Aselsan is the leading multi-product electronics company in Turkey that designs, develops and manufactures modern electronic systems for military and professional customers. The company headquarters is situated at Macunkoy facilities in Ankara, Turkey. According to the field of activities Aselsan has been organized in three main divisions: Communications (HC) Division and Microwave and System Technologies (MST) Division are located at Macunkoy-Ankara. Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics (MGEO) Division is located at Akyurt-Ankara. For more information on Aselsan, please visit www.aselsan.com.tr.

ABOUT SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING INC.

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. (TSX: SSY)(NASDAQ: SSPI) is a leading supplier of software defined platforms for defense electronics applications. Spectrum's products and services are optimized for military communications, signals intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare and satellite communications applications. Spectrum's integrated, application-ready products provide its customers with compelling time-to-market and performance advantages while mitigating program risk and cost parameters. Spectrum Signal Processing (USA) Inc., based in Columbia, MD, provides applications engineering services and modified commercial-off-the-shelf platforms to the US Government, its allies and its prime contractors. For more information on Spectrum and its flexComm product line, please visit www.spectrumsignal.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT

This news release contains forward-looking statements related to sales of the Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. flexComm product line. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and acceptance of Spectrum's new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, availability of components, changing market conditions and the other risks detailed from time to time in other company filings. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements represent the company's judgment as of the date of this release and Spectrum may or may not update these forward-looking statements in the future. Readers are referred to Spectrum's assumptions and risk factors set out in the most current Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the British Columbia Securities Commission.

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