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SkyPort Wins Significant Contract from Major U.S. Government Prime Contractor
Jan. 15, 2008 – HOUSTON, TEXAS – SkyPort Global Communications, a leading provider of satellite communications solutions, has been awarded a $1 million plus contract by a major U.S. government prime contractor to provide communications support to the U.S. government’s global war on terror.
SkyPort has been chosen to supply satellite communications and teleport services under the one-year contract with extension options. Because of the sensitivity of the critical mission, SkyPort officials said the contractor’s name could not be disclosed.
SkyPort operates from a highly-secure teleport and global network operating center on the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, supplying award-winning service and support to discerning customers who need reliable, satellite-based, end-to-end communications solutions.
“This contract award demonstrates SkyPort’s commitment to providing high-end, extremely reliable satellite solutions to the U.S. military, government and National Guard,” said Patrick K. Brant, president and CEO of SkyPort. “This contract award is the direct result of the recent improvements made within SkyPort’s sales organization. We expect to see more contracts like this one during the coming months, and we believe that 2008 will be a banner year for SkyPort.”
About SkyPort Global Communications, Inc.
SkyPort is a global communications carrier providing managed, secure, broadband satellite and terrestrial communication services. The company’s discriminating clients rely on it to provide end-to-end voice, video, and data solutions, that are fast and designed to be 99.999% reliable. Customers in sectors such as Energy, Military, Government, Enterprise, and others, depend on SkyPort’s carrier class solutions for their critical communications.
SkyPort was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Houston, TX. With its global network, engineering expertise, and owned infrastructure on the highly secure Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, SkyPort continues to exceed the security and reliability standards of its growing list of clients.
SkyPort was honored by the World Teleport Association as the fastest-growing teleport operator in 2006; and received the National Guard’s Minuteman award in 2005 for outstanding disaster support during Hurricane Katrina.
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