Gilat
chosen
by
Satcom
Systems
to
deliver
network
for
broadband
Internet
connectivity
in
Africa
3
March
2010
Gilat
Satellite
Networks
Ltd.
has
been
chosen
by
service
provider
Satcom
Systems
Ltd.
to
provide
a
broadband
satellite
network
to
serve
several
hundred
sites
throughout
Africa.
The
new
network,
comprising
a
SkyEdge
II
hub
located
in
Germany
and
hundreds
of
VSATs,
will
enable
Satcom
Systems
to
expand
its
services
in
West
Africa.
Satcom
Systems
is
launching
a
new
service,
"Ku
Plus"
on
Intelsat's
IS-14
satellite,
using
the
SkyEdge
II
platform,
and
will
offer
high
quality
broadband
Internet
connectivity
to
small
and
medium
enterprises
(SMEs)
in
West
Africa.
The
SkyEdge
II
network
will
deliver
a
wide
range
of
interactive
data
applications,
including
VoIP,
video
conferencing
and
virtual
private
networks.
Satcom
Systems
is a
leading
service
provider
to
customers
operating
beyond
the
reach
of
traditional
telecom
networks.
For
more
than
a
decade,
Satcom
Systems
has
deployed
VSAT
networks
from
Gilat
Satellite
Networks
Ltd.
to
fulfill
a
wide
range
of
customer
requirements.
With
products
and
solutions
deployed
in
over
60
countries
worldwide,
Satcom
Systems
provides
high
quality,
cost-effective
and
efficient
communication
services
to
governments,
enterprises
and
consumers
wherever
they
are.
"We
determined
that
SkyEdge
II
delivers
superior
space-segment
efficiency,
while
at
the
same
time
enabling
us
to
provide
a
highly
effective,
dependable
solution
to
our
customers,"
said
Daniel
Schapiro,
VP
Sales
Africa
for
Satcom
Systems.
"SkyEdge
II's
low
total
cost
of
ownership
allows
us
to
broaden
our
scope
to
serve
new
markets,
including
the
fast-growing
African
SME
segment."
Aharon
Fuchs,
Regional
VP
Sales,
Europe,
for
Gilat
Network
Systems,
said,
"SkyEdge
II
is
well-suited
to
help
Satcom
Systems
deliver
reliable,
high-performance
Internet
services
and
to
meet
the
complex
networking
requirements
of
its
enterprise
clients.
The
ability
of
SkyEdge
II
to
help
Satcom
Systems
serve
the
needs
of
both
African
corporate
clients
and
cyber
cafes
is
the
latest
example
of
the
broad
appeal
of
our
products
worldwide."
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