The contract provides for the equipment and services needed to double the IT integrator’s capability for delivering voice and data recovery services via satellite in the event of a disaster that compromises or destroys existing phone lines.
Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm Systems will provide a transportable earth station terminal, teleport services, voice over IP services, data services, and operation and maintenance services 24 hours a day each day. Network support will be provided from the Long Island International Teleport located at Globecomm Systems’ headquarters in Hauppauge, New York.
David Hershberg, Chairman and CEO of Globecomm Systems stated, We are extremely pleased at the confidence displayed by our customer in Globecomm’s ability to deliver the ongoing service and equipment they require. The completion of this contract will double our customer’s current disaster recovery capabilities which will permit businesses to restore voice communication functions following a disaster, even if local terrestrial infrastructure has been compromised or destroyed. In addition, the end-to-end solution includes advanced Call Routing capabilities for Call Center recovery that is unmatched in the disaster recovery industry. This satellite solution can also be utilized to re-establish data connectivity to the company network or the Internet.
