Business Satellite Solutions - Commercial Success in Iraq

Commercial Success in Iraq

Patrick Gannon, President of Business Satellite Solutions, standing in front of a satellite hub and routers (July 2004). BusinessCom agents standing in front of the Business Satellite Solutions VSAT installed for a client in Basra. Business Satellite Solutions and Iraqi partner BusinessCom team up to deploy a high speed broadband satellite system in downtown Basra. Business Satellite Solutions 1969 Oakland Drive Maidens, VA 23102 Congressional District: VA-7 Contact: Patrick Gannon, President Tel: 804-556-3069; Fax: 804-556-3039 E-mail: pgannon@bsatellite.com Website: http://www.bsatellite.com Business Satellite Solutions (BSS), a small Maidens, VA company, brings clients and broadband satellite services together around much of the globe. BSS has sold several systems to Creative Networks, an Iraqi client for wireless services. The systems include American made routing equipment manufactured by i-Direct Technology and system support by Constellation Networks. BSS works on an ongoing basis with its Iraq customer maintaining and adding additional resources to the booming Iraqi telecom sector. The total value of the project is just under $50,000, with the chance of follow-on opportunities. According to Pat Gannon, president of BSS, “The telecom market in Iraq offers lucrative incentives for those willing to enter it”.