9 February 2010

 

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has received new orders from Costa Rica's national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for the deployment of Gilat's VSAT platforms to provide broadband services to approximately 1,000 new sites.

 

For Costa Rica's corporate sector, Gilat will provide a new SkyEdge II broadband satellite network, to the country's state-owned Internet operator, Radiografica Costarricense, (RACSA), a subsidiary of ICE, to serve 500 corporate and financial customers. The new network will enable the delivery of a wide variety of broadband services including interactive data applications such as videoconferencing, virtual private networks, VoIP services, IP multicasting and broadband Internet connectivity. Gilat's SkyEdge II is ideally suited to meet the mission-critical application requirements of the corporate and financial services industry such as high-speed connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer. Other benefits include the delivery of voice-quality telephony, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize application data traffic, reliability and high availability.

 

ICE is also expanding its existing SkyEdge network to provide internet access and toll-quality telephony to an additional 500 rural locations, meeting its Universal Service Obligations. The network will also provide satellite backhaul for wireless Internet access to those citizens.

 

ICE is a long-standing Gilat customer, having deployed Gilat VSAT networks nationwide since 2005.

"We are pleased to be able to add Gilat's SkyEdge II sophisticated technology to offer broadband services to the country's corporate sector. With its high efficiency and adaptivity, SkyEdge II gets the most out of the satellite link while providing high-speed connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer; voice quality for telephony; and other critical services for this sector," said ICE Ing. Douglas Cubero. "Gilat has demonstrated a very high level of commitment to customer support and a solid track record for providing superior telecommunications services. The addition of the new SkyEdge II network in addition to the SkyEdge network expansion, will help us to continue to serve the needs of our citizens in an efficient manner."

 

Russell Ribeiro, Gilat Network Systems' Regional Vice President, Latin America, said, "We are pleased to have been chosen once again to help address the communications needs of Costa Rica's financial and rural communities. Continuing our relationship with ICE helps us bring a highly efficient, dependable communications systems to the citizens of Costa Rica."

 

Gilat's SkyEdge II is a multi-service platform enabling 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 is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS. With better efficiencies and adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users. Gilat's diverse portfolio of SkyEdge II VSATs are all supported by a unified platform, offering service providers the most suitable product for their application needs as well as the flexibility to evolve their networks. The newest addition to Gilat's SkyEdge II portfolio is NetEdge, a dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically designed to meet the needs of corporations and cellular backhaul applications.

 

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.