Globecomm Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:GCOM] has received a contract from the U.S. Army’s Communications—Electronic Life Cycle Management Command, under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Project Manager Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems‘ (PM DCATS) World Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) Program, to provide the Joint IP Modem (JIPM). The contract is valued at $9.9 million and includes multiple options that, if fully exercised over the next three years, would value the contract at $87 million. Globecomm Systems will lead this effort for the U.S. Government providing program management and services. ViaSat Inc. will work with Globecomm Systems as a subcontractor responsible for JIPM development and production. (See ViaSat’s announcement in today’s news!)
Pursuant to the contract, the JIPM network-centric IP modem will be the DoD standard network IP modem for use on military and commercial satellites. The goal of the JIPM effort is to leverage commercial technology to the maximum extent possible, while providing an open standard based approach, which can form the basis of interoperability for military users. The JIPM network-centric IP modem will provide demand-based satellite communication transport services to the warfighter. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Program Executive Office for SATCOM, Teleport, and Services manages the JIPM initiative. DISA will field the Joint IP SATCOM Modem in the DoD Teleport Generation 2 rollout—Hauppauge, New York
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