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Projects include VSAT, MATV/SMATV and Cable Headend systems encompassing all phases of voice, data, video and audio applications with services from system design and integration, through steady state maintenance, to end of life de-installation.

Satcom Systems capabilities encompass fiber optic cabling in single and multi-mode, utilizing mechanical and fusion splicing techniques as well as connectivity and termination procedures required for local and wide area networks. Satcom Systems became a Hughes Network Systems certified Installation contractor in 1988. In 1997 Satcom became a Siemon certified installer. In 1999 Satcom became a Lucent Authorized Service Provider and a Tachyon Certified Installation Contractor. In 2000 Satcom became an authorized reseller for Tripoint Global's Prodelin Antennas as well as Wegener Communications satellite equipment. In 2003 Satcom became and authorized reseller and certified installer for ViaSat,Inc.

Currently Satcom routinely provides service throughout Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Alaska. Service can also be provided in other states west of the Mississippi and in South America as needed and mutually agreed in advance. Offices are located in Sandpoint, ID, Boise, ID, Mitchell, SD, Anchorage, AK, and Minneapolis, MN., and Kansas City, KS, and Brazil.

Satcom Systems is consistently recognized by industry leaders as one of the top five satellite earth station installation companies with a track record for outstanding performance and quality service.

As a Hughes Network Systems certified VSAT installer, Satcom Systems, Inc. (SSI) is consistently rated by Hughes among the top performers in quality control and customer responsiveness. SSI is also a preferred installation sub-contractor of other major companies in the satellite communications industry.

EXPERIENCED

SSIs' experience delivering cable television broadcast network systems is extensive. SSI designed, installed and operated 23 private cable television network systems in the Pacific Northwest. Under contract to Andrew Corporation, SSI installed equipment for 20 American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) affiliate stations nationwide. SSI provided video downlinks and service to Keystone, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. SSI also installed Cable News Networks' (CNN) Airport Channel in Salt Lake City International Airport and SEATAC International Airport in Seattle, WA. In 1997 Satcom installed 11 fixed and 2 motorized antennas for Prime Cable in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the hospitality industry, SSI has provided project management, engineering, and implementation of hotel in-room television entertainment systems. SSI has installed systems for Holiday Inn, Best Inn, Hampton Inn, Days Inn, and several private resorts. The Holiday Inn systems included network distribution and project management and were contracted to SSI by Scientific Atlanta and Hi-Net. The project encompassed 250 hotels in the Northwest and Southeast United States. Following completion of the initial project, antenna repointing was completed and pay channels were added to each site. SSI has also provided installation and service for World Cinema Corporations' hotel affiliate network in the Northwest United States.

	Separate contracts with The Church of the Latter Day Saints and Hewlett Packard led to two satellite industry milestones for SSI. These contracts resulted in SSIs' installation of the first commercial C-Band and KU-Band VSAT data networks ever installed and encompassed 620 and 52 locations respectively. Currently Satcom supplies Prodelin satellite dishes and Wegener receivers to the Church.
In 2000 and 2001 Satcom installed the LDS Churches 188 site network in Brazil and 40 site network in Japan. In 2002 Satcom installed the Churches 40 site network across multiple islands in the South Pacific. In 2003 Satcom revisited Japan, the South Pacific to add to the networks. Similar installation and maintenance services are also provided to the LDS Church in the U.S. and Alaska.

SSI also installed a 16 location fiber optic network for Reynolds & Reynolds. These networks were installed at GM dealerships through the Northwest US and Alaska.

SSIs' services include project support for GTE Spacenets' 40 location Oregon Educational Network, providing an audio/video, multi-point, distance learning conferencing system. SSI was also required to train GTE personnel for this project. SSI has also provided installation and project management support to GTE on their current Hollywood Video Store and Shell Oil projects.

SSIs' VSAT retail data network experience includes GMs' Pulsat System, Chrysler Corporation, Volkswagen of America, Chevron, Toy "r" Us, Safeway Stores, KMart, McDonalds Corporation, FordStar Network, Amoco, Sherwin Williams, and Edward D. Jones Securities, Les Schwab, Shell Oil, Hollywood Video and many others. These projects were in support of Hughes Network Systems, GE Spacenet, AT&T Tridom, Convergent Media Systems, Atlanta Network Systems, and Loral Skynet. The Edward D. Jones systems have included installation and programming of over 450 Merlin and Spirit phone systems, and continue to represent a significant portion of current activity.

See our global-communications page for an overview of our company.