The contract is valued at $2.6 million dollars. Globecomm will provide IT support services relating to Internet connectivity and voice-over-IP telephony via its teleport facilities to multiple foreign locations.

   Separately, Globecomm announced it was selected as a maritime operations subcontractor for the Ericsson mobile communication network.

   Ericsson will employ Globecomm’s SeaFlex solution to provide below-deck communications equipment and provide operation services for the company’s Danish subsidiary. Ericsson said the contract would help the company establish a mobile communication network for up to 400 container vessels worldwide, providing automated monitoring and real-time information control. The network is scheduled for completion within the next two years.