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Globecomm to Design and Integrate DTH Platforms for SkyHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Globecomm announced today that it received a contract to design and integrate new DTH platforms at each of two teleports operated by Sky, a global DTH service provider. Each platform consists of an 11-meter Ku-band antenna capable of supporting up to 16 carriers on Intelsat (News - Alert) IS-16, with indoor rack-mounted electronics, antenna-mounted broadband power amplifiers, receive subsystems and Globecomm's AxxSys® Orion network monitor and control systems. The new platforms will allow facility disaster recovery for the direct-to-home services via site diversity at the Rio de la Loza teleport and the Santa Fe teleport. "This new project continues our long-term collaboration with Sky and Televisa in Mexico and exemplifies our vision to be the leading provider of next generation media based solutions globally," said Gerard Johnston, Vice President Americas. "We are proud to contribute to the success of one of the industry's most successful pay television providers."
Moving content from where it originates, or where it can be picked up, to where it needs to go is what Globecomm does. Our true "contribution to distribution" model allows us to seamlessly distribute client video broadcasts on our global network and deliver it to its final destination, or destinations. Meet with Globecomm at IBC 2014. Contact [email protected] About Globecomm Globecomm is a leading global communications provider serving government and commercial markets in over 80 countries. Globecomm employs engineering expertise in consulting services, system design and integration, maritime and mobile communications, media services, and mission critical networks, to provide its customers the optimal solution. Globecomm is dedicated to improving communications and leverages its world class, global network to offer end-to-end, managed service communications solutions worldwide. Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm also maintains offices in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan. For more information, please visit www.globecomm.com |
