Spacenet Expands Presence in Government Market
With New Customer Deployments and New Contract Vehicle
McLean, VA, November 8, 2007 — Spacenet
Inc., a leading provider of high-performance satellite networking
solutions, today announced that it has expanded its presence in
the government market through contracts with new government customers
and the recent award of a five-year GSA Schedule Contract, GS-35F-0569T.
Spacenet began increasing its focus on the government market with
the creation of Spacenet Government Services, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Spacenet Inc. Over the past eighteen months the company has
stepped up its efforts to meet the demands of federal and civilian
agencies and state and local government clients with the launch
of new products and services and systems integration capabilities.
The new customer contracts and recent GSA schedule award represent
the culmination of these efforts.
Spacenet has been providing satellite communications services
to a variety of government customers including one of the largest
federal civilian organizations, the U.S. Postal Service®.
Spacenet recently announced that it is working with Verizon Business
on a new contract for the USPS, and has deployed satellite communications
to over 5,000 locations to support broadband applications. In
addition, Spacenet will provide a custom satellite network for
fixed and transportable services supporting both carrier class
voice and broadband data communications to a large public safety
agency. The new network will use the industry’s only Cisco
certified and integrated satellite solution, the Cisco IP VSAT
Network ModuleTM, in conjunction with a new Gilat SkyEdge VSAT
system, including network operations and management by Spacenet.
The new GSA contract award makes it easier for government clients
to purchase Spacenet’s high-performance commercial-off-the-shelf
satellite products and services, offered under the Connexstar™
brand. Spacenet’s communications solutions meet the varying
operational requirements of government agencies, and services
include fixed VSAT networks for mission-critical applications;
transportable solutions for rapid deployment and disaster recovery;
and continuity of operations planning (COOP) connectivity. In
addition, Spacenet offers comprehensive network management services
including 24 X 7 customer support, network design and implementation,
and program management.
Spacenet CEO Andreas Georghiou said, “Government agencies
have increasingly been recognizing the value of satellite communications
for a variety of uses including mission-critical network applications
and disaster recovery. Spacenet has been revitalizing its offerings
to grow within this market. The recent contract awards represent
significant achievements as Spacenet Government Services builds
momentum. In addition, with the new GSA contract vehicle, government
entities benefit from the advantages of Spacenet’s high-performance
satellite communications and a simplified ordering process.”
About Spacenet
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for business,
government and home/small office customers in the United States
and worldwide. Spacenet created a wholly owned subsidiary, Spacenet
Government Services, to meet the security, reliability and performance
requirements of military, homeland security, first responder and
other government agencies. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition
of industry leadership and innovation, and today has deployed
more than 100,000 network endpoints for customers including many
Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet's
services include its custom satellite/hybrid network solutions
for enterprise and government; Connexstar™ VSAT services
for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand®
broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet is based in McLean,
Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure
including network management, field services and teleport facilities
in McLean; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:
GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.
Spacenet Media Contact:
David Myers
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
(703) 848-1200
david.myers@spacenet.com |
