UGL workers will be trained and supervised by ViaSat to complete work at each location.
Image credit: ViaSat

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Australian-based UGL Limited will complete gateway installations for the NBN Co. high-capacity satellite system after signing a contract with ViaSat. Approximately a dozen UGL workers be trained and supervised by ViaSat to complete work at each location.

Installation, testing, and commissioning of ViaSat’s antenna, radio frequency, and baseband equipment is scheduled to begin in late 2013 following gateway civil works and building construction by NBN Co. The 10-gateway network is expected to be completed by November 2014, ahead of the scheduled 2015 launch of two NBN Co. Ka-band satellites.

“UGL brings a qualified and talented team to support our installations. Their technical know-how, experience and FSC-certification were key factors in our decision to select UGL to build out the Australian gateways,” said Joe Ducey, ground segment deployment manager at ViaSat in Melbourne.