Gilat
chosen
by
major
homeland
security
agency
in
Latin
America
to
provide
a
turnkey
broadband
communications
solution
March
31,
2010
Gilat
Satellite
Networks
Ltd.
has
received
a
multi-million
dollar
contract
to
deliver
a
turnkey
broadband
communications
solution
for
a
major
defense
agency
in
Latin
America.
The
new
network
will
be
used
for
border
control
applications.
"The
new
contract
represents
another
important
step
in
strengthening
our
position
in
the
government
and
defense-related
markets,"
said
Guy
Moskowitz,
Gilat
Network
Systems'
Executive
Vice
President
of
Sales."Our
advanced
VSAT
technology
coupled
with
our
experience
in
providing
turnkey
projects
are
key
to
meeting
the
complex
and
stringent
requirements
of
defense
and
other
government
organizations."
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
full
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
NetEdgeTM,
a
dedicated
solution
for
multi
star
networks,
specifically
designed
to
meet
the
needs
of
corporations
and
cellular
backhaul
applications.
