Chariton Valley Telephone Selects Globecomm to Host GSM Network

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced today that Missouri RSA 5 Partnership d/b/a Chariton Valley Wireless Services (Chariton Valley), a locally owned and operated wireless company providing state-of-the-art communications to Northeast Missouri, has chosen Globecomm to host the carrier’s enhanced and extended GSM wireless network.

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The Globecomm solution allows Chariton Valley to more closely integrate multivendor wireless network infrastructures, while gaining a more stable, reliable network capable of supporting growing revenues for a longer period of time.

Globecomm's multi-technology, flexible wireless platform enables 2G and 3G operators to cost-effectively migrate to 4G/LTE. Wireless carriers can turn to Globecomm for one-stop network solutions, including hosted and managed network services, design and integration, and backhaul capabilities for terrestrial and satellite communications.

Andy Silberstein, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Services with Globecomm, said: “For Chariton Valley Wireless, we bring skills to the table that add measurable value to their core network. Our specialists are now working to re-architect the Chariton Valley wireless network to further enhance both stability and reliability.”

Jim Simon, General Manager, with Chariton Valley, said: “Our relationship with Globecomm really positions us for the future. Through their hosted wireless service, we gain base station capabilities and control without the need to invest directly in this technology. And by extending the useful life of our current wireless network, Globecomm also allows us to drive new roaming revenues over a longer period of time.”

About Missouri RSA 5 Partnership

Missouri RSA 5 Partnership d/b/a Chariton Valley Wireless Services is a locally owned and operated wireless company providing state-of-the-art telecommunications services to businesses and residents in Northeast Missouri. With over 20 years of wireless experience, Chariton Valley’s goal is to keep subscribers in touch, logged on, entertained and communicating without complications at an affordable rate.

About Globecomm Systems

Globecomm Systems Inc., or Globecomm, is a leading global provider of satellite-based managed network solutions. Employing our expertise in emerging communication technologies we are able to offer a comprehensive suite of system integration, system products, and network services enabling a complete end-to-end solution for our customers. We believe our integrated approach of in-house design and engineering expertise combined with a world-class global network and our 24 by 7 network operating centers provides us a unique competitive advantage. We are now taking this value proposition to selective vertical markets, including government, wireless, media, enterprise, and maritime. As a network solution provider we leverage our global network to provide customers managed access services to the United States Internet backbone, video content, the public switched telephone network or their corporate headquarters, or government offices. We currently have customers for which we are providing such services in the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm Systems also maintains offices in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.

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