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Globecomm Systems Launches Service for GCI Village Cellular Network in Alaska.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 30-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Innovative network brings satellite-linked base station network to the far north

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services on a global basis, announced today the start-up of cellular service for rural villages across Alaska served by General Communications Inc. (GCI), Alaska's leading integrated communications provider. Under previously announced contracts totaling $30 million, Globecomm is deploying a 250-site network connecting 200 villages to GCI's core Ericsson network based in Anchorage. As of March 30, Globecomm, working with GCI, has completed 50 sites and launched wireless voice service, integrating technology from Vanu and Star Solutions to create a uniquely survivable solution for some of the most challenging terrain on earth.

"We have to use satellite to connect with these rural sites," said...

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