[SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded a Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, valued at $18.0 million. The agreement includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value up to $24.0 million over 5 years. Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm will design, install, and test multiple Ka-band Earth stations within the U.S., as part of the nation’s leading broadband satellite service infrastructure owned and operated by Hughes. Employing Globecomm’s Earth stations will enable Hughes to deliver very high-speed communications services to potentially 1.5 million or more customer terminals operating over its nexgen Jupiter™ satellite system, scheduled for launch in early 2012. The turnkey contract scope includes monitoring and control software for all subsystems, allowing remote monitoring and control from distant operational centers, and life cycle support.