Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced that it has been selected by Ericsson as a subcontractor of the maritime GSM/VSAT managed operation for an Ericsson mobile communication network. The network will be implemented on up to 400 container vessels worldwide over the next two years, providing end-to-end 24/7 automated monitoring and real-time information control.Globecomm will provide below-deck equipment and provide operation services, under a seven-year subcontract to Ericsson Denmark.

 

 

Globecomm will provide its se@FLEX VSAT service, including integration of shipboard terminals accessing Ku-band satellites as a part of Ericsson’s rollout, and will utilize Globecomm’s Hosted Wireless Services. The global se@FLEX VSAT platform will provide automatic roaming between Ku-band satellite beams on a global basis at a flat rate. The global system will access over 20 satellite beams operating through 13 teleports and including fiber backhaul to the Globecomm Data Center in New York. The Hosted Wireless Service will provide hosted BSC services, BTS/BSC monitoring and performance management by using Ericsson equipment.

 

The Globecomm Maritime solution offers Ku-band maritime service coverage which reaches the global shipping lanes and a worldwide managed network of fiber-linked teleports for transmission and management of customer traffic.

 

Keith Hall, Globecomm President and COO, said: “This contract is a great example of how far Globecomm has come as a global managed network services provider. We take great pride in becoming a major player in the next generation Maritime market and this contract is a major stepping stone. We look forward to the opportunities that will arise from this contract and our partnership with Ericsson.”

 

Andy Silberstein, Globecomm Senior VP and General Manager, said: “Our collaboration with Ericsson on this important project enables us to utilize Globecomm’s global maritime VSAT network together with our hosted wireless GSM services, bringing together two core Globecomm capabilities to provide a total solution for our customer.”

 

About Globecomm Maritime

The Globecomm Maritime solution provides VSAT and L-Band communications services, value-added communications software, shipboard systems and systems integration expertise around the globe. It combines the managed communications networks and engineering capabilities of established maritime providers that have become part of Globecomm, including Mach6, Telaurus, Carrier2Carrier and Evosat.

 

About Globecomm Systems

 

Globecomm Systems Inc., or Globecomm, is a leading global provider of satellite-based managed network solutions. Employing our expertise in emerging communication technologies we are able to offer a comprehensive suite of system integration, system products, and network services enabling a complete end-to-end solution for our customers. We believe our integrated approach of in-house design and engineering expertise combined with a world-class global network and our 24 by 7 network operating centers provides us a unique competitive advantage. We are now taking this value proposition to selective vertical markets, including government, wireless, media, enterprise, and maritime. As a network solution provider we leverage our global network to provide customers managed access services to the United States Internet backbone, video content, the public switched telephone network or their corporate headquarters, or government offices. We currently have customers for which we are providing such services in the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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