Gilat
and
GVF
Announce
New
VSAT
Installation
Training
Program
for
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
Broadband
Satellite
Networks
16
March
2010
Gilat
Satellite
Networks
Ltd.
announced
the
upcoming
availability
of a
new
online
installation
training
and
certification
course
for
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
VSAT
terminals.
The
course
includes
Gilat's
easy
to
install
SkyMagic
solution,
a
waterproof
hand
held
antenna
pointing
device,
designed
to
assist
the
VSAT
antenna
installer
in
pointing
the
antenna
to
the
desired
satellite.
The
new
course,
GVF503G,
will
be
offered
on
the
GVF
training
portal,
http://gvf.coursehost.com.
Gilat
and
GVF
have
produced
the
online
VSAT
installation
training
course
specifically
for
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
equipment.
The
new
online
course,
which
complements
GVF's
existing
online
Satellite
Training
Academy,
was
developed
and
is
being
hosted
by
GVF's
training
partner
SatProf,
Inc.
The
course
uses
animation
and
simulator-based
interactivity
to
highlight
the
ease
of
installation
associated
with
Gilat's
VSATs.
Technicians
who
successfully
complete
this
new
training
course
will
receive
a
joint
GVF-Gilat
certificate,
validating
their
ability
to
deliver
high-performance
SkyEdge
II
satellite
communications
solutions
to
customers.
"This
new
interactive
course
will
enable
faster,
more
affordable
global
delivery
of
installation
training
for
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
broadband
satellite
networks,"
said
Yair
Shaharbany,
Vice
President
of
Customer
Services
for
Gilat
Network
Systems.
"This
is
the
latest
chapter
in
our
long,
successful
association
with
GVF."
GVF
Secretary
General
David
Hartshorn
said,
"This
new
course
is
an
important
addition
to
GVF's
international
certification
program.
We
are
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
collaborate
with
one
of
the
world's
largest
providers
of
broadband
satellite
networks
on
this
type
of
advanced
program."
The
VSAT
industry
relies
on a
certified
installation
force
for
customer
satisfaction
and
prevention
of
Radio
Frequency
Interference.
All
certified
VSAT
installers
are
automatically
listed
in
the
GVF
Certified
Installer
Database.
GVF
can
be
contacted
directly
for
information
about
training
programs,
including
pricing,
developing
country
discounts
and
distributorship
license
agreements.
GVF
is
the
non-profit
association
of
the
satellite
communications
industry.
The
organization
has
been
actively
developing
and
providing
education
and
training
programs
for
satellite
communications
professionals.
The
addition
of
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
training
to
GVF's
program
comes
at a
time
when
satellite
communications
services
are
being
delivered
at
increasing
rates,
both
in
developed
and
developing
nations.
The
new
Gilat-GVF
training
will
enable
the
higher
volume
of
installations
to
be
conducted
with
optimal
technical
competency.
The
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
training
module
complements
the
GVF
VSAT
Installation
&
Maintenance
Training
Program,
which
is
the
global
industry
standard
for
training
installers
of
bi-directional
satellite
earth
stations.
It
was
created
by a
consensus
of
volunteers
serving
in
the
GVF
Education
&
Training
Working
Group
(E&TWG),
whose
mission
is
to
identify,
formulate
and
share
knowledge
that
is
beneficial
to
the
VSAT
industry,
its
shareholders
and
stakeholders.
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