Hungerford, UK and North Billerica Massachusetts - Vislink Group has announced the creation of a worldwide Services business unit. Vislink Services will work with the newly formed News & Entertainment, Law Enforcement & Public Safety and Marine & Energy business units to deliver the professional and technical services elements of Secure Communications solutions to the TV broadcast, law enforcement, public safety, defence, marine and energy markets. Vislink Services consolidates the professional and technical services resources from Advent Communications, Hernis Scan Systems, Link Research, Microwave Radio Communications and Western Technical Services (WTS).
Vislink Services provides design, planning, project management, structured cabling, integration, installation, commissioning, training, and ongoing support for Secure Communications solutions such as satellite earth stations and microwave terrestrial links including fixed point-to-point, air to ground, outside broadcasting, electronic news gathering, and mobile.
Dan McIntyre, formerly General Manager of Vislink Services US, has been appointed to the new role of Managing Director of Vislink Services and will be located in North Billerica, Massachusetts, US.
“With the formation of Vislink Services and the News & Entertainment, Law Enforcement & Public Safety and Marine & Energy business units, Vislink is better organised around its customers”, said Duncan Lewis, Chief Executive of Vislink plc “and Vislink Services will provide the professional and technical services skills in offices around the globe so we can delivery total turnkey Secured Communications solutions in all of our markets.”
The Vislink Group is a publicly listed company on the London TechMARK index with annual sales of GBP 100 million and over 450 staff worldwide focused on the broadcast, law enforcement, public safety, defence, marine and energy markets.