Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Gilat SkyEdge Network To Serve Hundreds Of Sites In Kazakhstan

Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it has been selected by its long-time customer and Kazakhstan’s largest telecommunications operator, JSC Kazakhtelecom (KT), to expand its existing SkyEdge network to serve several hundred additional sites in remote locations nationwide.

In addition to providing network connectivity for businesses and consumers, the new expansion will be used to provide telephony and broadband Internet services to remote communities in Kazakhstan as part of a Universal Service Obligation (USO).

Gilat’s SkyEdge VSATs are ideally suited for USO requirements, with toll-quality telephony, low-power options and very high MTBF. SkyEdge enables the delivery of advanced enterprise data networking and telephony services.

“Gilat’s ability to anticipate and meet our requirements is the foundation of our successful, long-term business relationship. Gilat’s SkyEdge network, based on advanced VSAT technology and experience, enables us to continue to provide the highest level of customer service while meeting the complex networking requirements of Kazakhstan’s enterprises, government agencies and consumers,” said KT Chief Technical Director Lezgovko Aleksandr Vladimirovich.

Arie Rozichner, Gilat’s regional vice president, Eurasia, said, “We are proud to continue to support the growing needs of KT, a Gilat customer since 1998. Gilat’s VSAT technology provides an excellent solution for KT, enabling the delivery of cost-effective, high-speed Internet and telephony services to citizens amid Kazakhstan’s harsh terrain and severe weather conditions. We look forward to continuing our market leadership in Kazakhstan and helping KT improve the quality of life for citizens in the most remote regions of the country.”

Gilat’s SkyEdge is a satellite communications system that delivers high-quality voice, broadband data and video services over a powerful unified system. SkyEdge represents Gilat’s extensive knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through two decades of experience. SkyEdge’s flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers.

Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite network to serve West Africa’s corporate sector

Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it has been chosen by Netcom Africa Limited to provide a SkyEdge II network that will serve West Africa’s corporate, energy and financial sectors. Based in Nigeria, Netcom is a leading communication infrastructure provider for satellite and wireless broadband solutions.



Netcom chose Gilat’s SkyEdge II network to provide VoIP and high-speed data networking services. Gilat’s SkyEdge II is well-suited to meet the requirements of the corporate and banking industry while providing secure connectivity. Other benefits include the delivery of voice quality telephony, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize application data traffic, and unified networks for multiple bank branches.



“We determined that Gilat’s SkyEdge II provides the highest space segment savings, while at the same time enabling us to provide a high-performance, reliable solution to our customers,” said Yen Choi, Netcom’s Group Executive Vice President and CTO. “Gilat’s ability to anticipate and meet our requirements is the foundation of what we expect will be a successful, long-term business relationship.”



Nir Korman, Gilat’s Regional Vice President, Africa, said, “We are pleased to have been chosen by Netcom to provide a SkyEdge II broadband satellite network. SkyEdge II is an excellent solution for the corporate and banking sectors, fully meeting their strict requirements. ”



SkyEdge II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS. With better efficiencies and full adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users. SkyEdge II enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services for diverse environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network applications.

Spacenet Rural Communications: Gilat’s SkyEdge II will bring high-performance broadband satellite network to Peru

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Mar 27, 2009, post by JakubKuchnio
Spacenet Rural Communications: Gilat’s SkyEdge II will bring high-performance broadband satellite network to Peru


Gilat Satellite Networks announced that its business unit, Spacenet Rural Communications, is deploying a SkyEdge II network to cover hundreds of sites in Peru. The new network is being used to serve Peru’s national bank, Banco de la Nación, a long time customer of Gilat, as well as other private businesses.



With the migration to the new network, which includes a SkyEdge II hub and hundreds of SkyEdge II IP VSATs, Peru’s Banco de la Nación as well as other enterprise customers, will benefit from enhanced voice and data networking services. This includes high-speed connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer, transactional service applications such as ATMs and voice quality IP telephony. The new network provides Banco de la Nación with a high availability solution including VSAT redundancy, in addition to providing excellent Quality of Service (QoS) for mission-critical applications.



“SkyEdge II provides us the competitive advantage we need to best serve the complex requirements of our customers,” said Arieh Rohrstock, General Manager, Spacenet Rural Peru. “We are already benefiting from the platform’s high efficiency which is contributing to space segment savings. With increasing space segment prices and lack of available capacity, we intend to upgrade hundreds of more internet and data sites to the SkyEdge II platform, allowing us to continue growing with internet services while reducing bandwidth consumption.”



SkyEdge II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS. With better efficiencies and full adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users. SkyEdge II enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services for diverse environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network applications.



SkyEdge II adds new capabilities to Gilat’s industry-leading SkyEdge family of VSAT products. Gilat’s SkyEdge portfolio enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services. SkyEdge represents Gilat’s extensive knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through two decades of experience. SkyEdge’s flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers. With Gilat’s comprehensive SkyEdge portfolio, service providers can choose the most suitable product for their application needs.