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January 2nd, 2012

Skycasters... Agency Access (SATCOM)


[SatNews] Skycasters has been awarded a GSA Federal contract to provide affordable....

....satellite Internet service to GSA Government agencies. Through the GSA contract SIN# 132-55, Skycasters will deliver commercial-grade SATCOM services to U.S. military and government agencies. The GSA contract allows Skycasters to provide primary broadband satellite Internet service for GSA federal government buyers under the Cooperative Purchase Program, ARRA Program, Disaster Recovery Purchase Program, and other qualifying programs. Their primary service plans are so dependable, that it doesn’t matter how remote the government location is, Skycasters goes there.

When natural disasters strike, an unexpected interruption in service occurs and communications are shut down. GSA federal government buyers can’t afford to incur outages like these. Skycasters’ business continuity satellite Internet service is independent of all local landline infrastructure. Meaning they aren’t exposed to the same threats that could disrupt primary connectivity, which makes Skycasters broadband international satellite Internet service the perfect Continuity of Operations (COOP) solution for any GSA Government customer. Skycasters rapid deployment systems are business-grade products that are intricately designed and equipped with an auto-pointing satellite dish which delivers an Internet connection within ten minutes of deployment. These products are ideal for first response situations because they are easy to maintain, transport, and simple enough to use that even untrained personnel can operate them.