Globecomm Awarded Multimillion Dollar Teleport Relocation Project for UAE telco du
Globecomm has been selected by the Middle East’s fastest growing telecommunications service provider and the largest teleport operator in the Middle East - du, for the design and integration of satellite teleport systems at the company’s new facility in the UAE. The turnkey project will lead to the phased transfer of the company’s broadcast satellite transmission services to the new facility and provide design and integration for the new Teleport. According to Globecomm, the project will involve the upgrade and the phased relocation of the existing teleport facility and will migrate live traffic without interruption of critical services.
“This
is
an
enormously
challenging
and
important
project
for
not
only
a
long-time,
honored
customer
and
major
teleport
operator,
but
for
one
that
is
considered
the
best
broadcast
teleport
in
the
world,”
said
Globecomm
CEO,
Keith
Hall,
referring
to
du’s
selection
as
the
2013
Independent
Teleport
Operator
of
the
Year
by
World
Teleport
Association.
The
new
teleport
will
consist
of
more
than
50
earth
stations
with
satellite
antenna
diameters
ranging
from
2.4
to 9
meter
in
C-,
Ku-
and
DBS
Frequency
Bands.
In
addition,
the
upgrade
will
include
the
provisioning
of
all
supporting
systems;
i.e.
Baseband,
Network
Management,
Video
Confidence
Monitoring,
Occasional
Services,
Turnaround
Services,
Carrier
Monitoring,
Fiber
Optic
and
others.
The
Dubai-based
teleport
links
the
majority
of
Direct
to
Home
(DTH)
TV
Platforms
in
the
Middle
East
and
North
African
(MENA)
Region.
du
provides
a
variety
of
integrated
services
including
quad-play
data,
video
and
content
services
over
fixed
as
well
as
mobile
networks
to
residential
and
enterprise
customers
across
the
region.
Ahmed
AlMuhaideb,
Vice
President,
Broadcasting
and
IPTV
Services,
du,
said,
“Our
strategic
vision
is
to
continue
to
lead
in
the
broadcasting
space.
With
the
investments
in
latest
technology
and
implementation
by
experts
such
as
Globecomm,
our
new
teleport
will
continue
our
strong
growth
momentum
and
maintain
our
pole
position
in
this
sector.”
He
added,
“Globecomm
is a
partner
that
we
know
well
and
have
confidence
in.
Their
ability
to
deliver
on
both
systems
integration
and
engineering
services
on
schedule
and
without
interruption
has
been
proven
in
the
past.”
Michel
El
Khoury,
Managing
Director
of
Globecomm
Middle
East
said,
“We
are
honored
to
be
trusted
by
our
longstanding
partner
to
execute
this
mission-critical
migration.
Globecomm’s
presence
in
Dubai
is
strategic
and
supports
the
company’s
efforts
within
the
UAE
and
throughout
the
region
for
major
customers
and
partners,
such
as
the
TECOM
Business
Parks
(Dubai
Media
City,
International
Media
Production
Zone
and
Dubai
Studio
City)
and
others
including
Thuraya,
Yahsat,
MBC
and
Orbit
Showtime
Network
(OSN).”
