Exhibit 23.1

                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Globecomm Systems Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan of our
report dated August 4, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Globecomm Systems Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Melville, New York
January 30, 2001