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Global Broadband Solutions, LLC

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        • ABOUT GBS

        • Corporate
        • Capabilities
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          C5 OTA | NAICS Codes
        • NIST Compliance, CMMC 2.0, Privacy
        • MEET THE TEAM

        • Leadership
        • Team
        • GBS IS A HUBZONE CERTIFIED SMALL BUSINESS

  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
  • GBS SUBSEA
        • SUBSEA SERVICES

          View ALL GBS SUBSEA Services >

        • Take a Deeper Dive Into GBS Subsea

          Desktop Studies (DTS) and Marine Route Surveys (MRS) >

          Wet Plant – Dry Plant – O&M >

          Cable System Repair & Disaster Planning >

          Advanced Technology Equipment: Acquisition & Deployment >

        • RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

        • SMART Cable Systems>SMART Cables are an exciting emerging technology where environmental sensors are placed on the repeaters throughout a submarine cable system to collect important information. SMART Cables are instrumental for early tsunami warnings, tracking seismic activity, and other key oceanographic climate conditions.
        • Learn More about the Antarctic SMART Cable Project

        • GBS Global Capabilities >
        • 4D Cable Route Engineering Service >
  • USA Fiber
  • EQUIPMENT
        • Advanced Equipment


          ACQUIRE & DEPLOY EQUIPMENT FOR
          TERRESTRIAL – SATELLITE – RADIO – SUBSEA >

          Fully equipped vessels
          Fiber Optic Cable System Equipment
          Spares, Repeaters, Branching Units
          Terminal Equipment
          ROVs
          Specialized Equipment
          And More


          TECH REFRESH >
          Our pre-negotiated equipment pricing and cutting edge technologies keep your system up to date.

  • WIRELESS
        • Satellite and Wireless Services



          Expand Your Global Reach >
          Link up with GBS SatCom expertise.

          Inquire about our BW Services, Dark Fiber, Lit Fiber, IRU and other wireless services.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
GBS
Looking for Expertise to Guide Your Telecommunications Project?
Looking for Expertise to Guide Your Telecommunications Project?
We make your requirements our business.
GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS

ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR
LAND | SEA | SPACE

SUBMARINE FIBER OPTIC CABLE SYSTEMS
GBS
Offering Full Lifecycle
Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System Services
Offering Full Lifecycle
Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System Services

Desktop Studies, Permitting, Crossing Agreements, Marine Route Surveys, Specialized Engineering Studies, New Builds, Maintenance, Repairs.
SMART Cable System Technology

SUBSEA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
ADVANCED OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
GBS
WE HELP YOU
ACQUIRE & DEPLOY
ADVANCED OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
WE HELP YOU
ACQUIRE & DEPLOY
ADVANCED OPTICAL EQUIPMENT

Modernize Tech and Cable Systems
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Telecom Spares Replacement
Acquisition of Specialized Vessels
Specialized IT Equipment

DEPLOY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
CARRIER SERVICES
EXPAND & DIVERSIFY YOUR NETWORK
WITH CUSTOM FIBER SOLUTIONS
EXPAND & DIVERSIFY YOUR NETWORK
WITH CUSTOM FIBER SOLUTIONS

400,000+ Miles of Dark and Lit Fiber
2.3+M Serviceable Buildings
1,100+ Nationwide PoPs
Nationwide Data Centers
Powered by INDATEL
FCC 214 License

EXPAND YOUR FIBER NETWORK
HOMEPAGE SLOT 2
Engineering the Future of Global Connectivity.

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Put 26 years of critical infrastructure development to work for you.
  1. Build with our full lifecycle Global Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System services.
  2. Expand & diversify your network with our Global Terrestrial Dark/Lit Fiber Networks, including 500,000+ route miles of fiber across the U.S on the GBS Fiber Network, powered by INDATEL.
  3. Enhance R&D with SMART cable systems equipped with undersea environmental sensors.
  4. Bring with our Patent-Pending 4D Route Simulation software for enhanced virtual cable route planning.
  5. Ensure smooth and cost-effective acquisition and deployment of sustainable and secure advanced optical equipment.
Take your project to the next level.
Put 27 years of global critical infrastructure development to work for you.

GBS delivers specialized telecommunications engineering, network, and support services across land, sea, and space for government and commercial clients.

  1. Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Systems
  2. Dark Fiber / Subsea Sensing
  3. Terrestrial Fiber Carrier
  4. Satellite/Wireless/FCC 214 License
  5. Professional Services
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Turn our experience into your success. Connect with GBS for telecommunications solutions today.

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Complex Projects are Our Specialty

GBS: Your Expert Guide and Project Manager

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Pacific SFOC Project
 
GBS was engaged to develop a Submarine Fiber Optic Cable (SFOC) system solution for a government client in the Pacific. GBS conducted all studies and business cases leading to the $100M acquisition.

Comprehensive Cable System Services

Connecting Antarctica:
New SMART Sensored Subsea Cable System

GBS completed a Comprehensive Desktop Study exploring the feasibility of a SMART Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System from Antarctica to Australia and New Zealand in support of a federal initiative. The Public Release Version of the Comprehensive DTS can be found here: https://bit.ly/4aGQ5rD  Learn More: Subsea Center of Excellence. 

Research & Development

SMART; Distributed Fiber Sensing;
Telecom R&D

From SMART Cables  to sensing technologies, we are working to make state-of-the-art technologies accessible to government and industry through creative, collaborative, cross-industry partnerships.

GBS Services
We Deliver Global Connectivity
We Deliver
Global Connectivity.

GBS works in concert with your team and requirements to deliver services you can build on.

Professional Services

  1. Integrated Project Management & Oversight
  2. Advanced IT Systems Engineering & Consulting
  3. Telecommunications Requirements Assessments
  4. Acquisition Strategy Development
  5. Specialty Engineering
  6. Network Operations Expertise
  7. Demand & Business Case Analyses
  8. Detailed Pricing of Telecom Facilities & Services

Subsea Center: Fiber Optic Cable Systems

  1. End-to-End, Full Lifecycle Cable System Services
  2. Planning, Feasibility, Desktop Study, Marine Route Survey, Acquisition/Financing, Engineering, Installation, Testing, Wet/Dry Plant, Maintenance/Repair, Monitoring, Disaster Recovery
  3. Patent-pending 4D Model Route Simulation.

Advanced Optical Equipment

  1. Acquire & Deploy Specialized Equipment
  2. Advanced Optical Transport
  3. SubSea Fiber Optic Cable
  4. Repeaters/Spares
  5. Branching Units
  6. Uninterruptible Power Supplies
  7. Acquisition of Specialized Vessels
  8. Specialized IT Equipment
  9. Terrestrial, Satellite, Radio
  10. Tech Refresh/Modernization

Special Studies

  1. Comprehensive Desktop Studies
  2. Feasibility Studies
  3. Site Surveys
  4. Environmental Assessments
  5. Permitting & Regulatory
  6. Crossing Agreements
  7. Marine Route Surveys
  8. Dive Teams

R&D; SMART Cable Technology

  1. Emerging sensor technology development and integration
  2. SMART Cable systems for environmental monitoring and tsunami early-warning notification

Dark/Lit Fiber Networks; Wireless

  1. 400,000+ Route Miles of Dark/Lit Fiber
  2. Global Terrestrial Services
  3. FCC 214 License
  4. Agreements with Terrestrial, Undersea & Satellite carriers to facilitate global readiness

Professional Services

  1. Integrated Project Management & Oversight
  2. Advanced IT Systems Engineering & Consulting
  3. Telecommunications Requirements Assessments
  4. Acquisition Strategy Development
  5. Specialty Engineering
  6. Network Operations Expertise
  7. Demand & Business Case Analyses
  8. Detailed Pricing of Telecom Facilities & Services

Subsea Center: Fiber Optic Cable Systems

  1. End-to-End, Full Lifecycle Cable System Services
  2. Planning, Feasibility, Desktop Study, Marine Route Survey, Acquisition/Financing, Engineering, Installation, Testing, Wet/Dry Plant, Maintenance/Repair, Monitoring, Disaster Recovery
  3. Patent-pending 4D Model Route Simulation.

Advanced Optical Equipment

  1. Acquire & Deploy Specialized Equipment
  2. Advanced Optical Transport
  3. SubSea Fiber Optic Cable
  4. Repeaters/Spares
  5. Branching Units
  6. Uninterruptible Power Supplies
  7. Acquisition of Specialized Vessels
  8. Specialized IT Equipment
  9. Terrestrial, Satellite, Radio
  10. Tech Refresh/Modernization

Special Studies

  1. Comprehensive Desktop Studies
  2. Feasibility Studies
  3. Site Surveys
  4. Environmental Assessments
  5. Permitting & Regulatory
  6. Crossing Agreements
  7. Marine Route Surveys
  8. Dive Teams

R&D; SMART Cable Technology

  1. Emerging sensor technology development and integration
  2. SMART Cable systems for environmental monitoring and tsunami early-warning notification

Dark/Lit Fiber Networks; Wireless

  1. 400,000+ Route Miles of Dark/Lit Fiber
  2. Global Terrestrial Services
  3. FCC 214 License
  4. Agreements with Terrestrial, Undersea & Satellite carriers to facilitate global readiness
HUBZone Certified
HUBZone Certified

Supporting Telecommunications Infrastructure

Supporting Telecommunications Infrastructure

Increase your capabilities by leveraging our Contract Vehicles/NAICS Codes and global telecommunications experience.

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Global Capabilities

Where can GBS help expand your project and meet your busines goals? View GBS extensive capabilities and past performance, proudly serving regions around the world.

Experienced Leadership

For more than two decades, the GBS leadership team has expanded the vision for the company, partnering with government and industry to expand connectivity over land, undersea and via satellite. Projects have spanned four oceans and six continents.

Subject Matter Experts

Our expansive team and network of partners cover a wide scope of specialties: marine studies, oceanography, geology, telecom, fiber optics, government acquisition, specialized engineers, researchers, software developers, cybersecurity and IT managers, SFOC and satellite.

GBS is HUBZone Certified

Global Broadband Solutions, LLC (GBS) is proud to participate in the Small Business Administration's Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program.

GBS is NIST 800-171 Compliant

As a business, GBS has complied with the 110 
NIST 800-171
security controls and is listed in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS).

Strategic Partners

Our partners, vendors and suppliers are well-vetted, trusted businesses with whom we are pleased to partner. Our professional memberships support our vision as a trusted business supporting global telecom. 

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT GBS

Hear From Our Customers

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US Government
Program Manager

"We have been working with GBS for nearly 20 years and found them to be well informed, highly professional and a trusted adviser on myriad global telecommunications matters."

 

Vice President, Business Development, Fortune 50 Company

"GBS is the first company we go to for advice, counsel, special studies and guidance relating to all aspects of undersea cables."

 

Managing Director, Institutional Financial Services Company

"GBS is one of the very few companies who has successfully introduced the concept of Public, Private, Partnership for meeting the critical communications infrastructure requirements of a major Government Agency."

 

When credibility and capability count,
Let trust and experience lead the way.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

THE GBS TRUSTED NETWORK

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