NORSAT ITALIA s.r.l. to PURSUE MARITIME SECTOR
Enzo de Villaris Appointed Executive General Manager

VANCOUVER, CANADA and ROME, ITALY, September 17, 2008 – Norsat
International Inc. ("Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) today
announced that it has established an Italian subsidiary, Norsat
Italia s.r.l., to pursue opportunities in the maritime navigation,
information systems and communications arena. This subsidiary
will constitute a new business unit focused on the maritime sector.
In a related move, the company announced the appointment of
industry veteran Enzo de Villaris as the Executive General Manager
of this new business unit.

"We believe the opportunities available to us in the maritime
market are significant enough to warrant the establishment of a
dedicated business unit," said Dr. Amiee Chan, President and CEO,
Norsat International. "Given that Europe is one of the world's
largest markets for maritime products, a local presence is a key
competitive advantage in successfully executing our strategy. We
expect that Enzo's thirty-plus years of experience and knowledge
in the European telecommunications industry will be invaluable in
helping us make rapid inroads into the maritime terminal market."

Enzo de Villaris is a well-renowned authority in the marine
electronics industry. Most recently, he served as the General
Manager for ITS Maritime and Satellite Services S.p.A., where he
managed 100 employees and grew the organization's revenues by 33%
from 2007 to 2008. Prior to this position, Mr. de Villaris was the
director of the radio maritime and satellite services group at
Telecom Italia. He has also held progressively senior roles at
Hewlett-Packard Italiana and Siemens Data. Mr. de Villaris holds
a bachelors degree in electronics engineering from the University
of Bologna.


For further information, contact:
Dr. Amiee Chan
President & CEO
Tel: 604 821-2808
Email: achan@norsat.com

Kristen Dickson
The Equicom Group
Investor Relations
Tel: 416-815-0700 x 273
Email: kdickson@equicomgroup.com

About Norsat International Inc.

Norsat International Inc. designs, engineers and markets
intelligent satellite solutions for high-speed data transmission.
Additional information is available at www.norsat.com. Further
information is available through email at investor@norsat.com or
by phone, 1-604-821-2808.

Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this news release relating to matters that are not
historical fact are forward-looking statements based on current
expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to
differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, general economic
conditions, changes in technology, reliance on third party
manufacturing, managing rapid growth, global sales risks,
limited intellectual property protection and other risks and
uncertainties described in Norsat's public filings with securities
regulatory authorities.

This information should be read in conjunction with Norsat's
audited consolidated financial statements and related notes
included therein for the three months ended June 30th, 2008, and
the Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended
June 30th, 2008. All of the company's financial statements are
prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles (Canadian GAAP). Additional information may be found at
www.norsat.com.

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