Kenya Commercial Bank Selects Gilat's SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network

Sep 7, 2010  

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. /quotes/comstock/15*!gilt/quotes/nls/gilthas been selected by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to provide a SkyEdge II broadband satellite network.

KCB is a leading commercial banking group in East Africa with branches and ATMs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Southern Sudan. KCB will use the new VSAT network for primary enterprise connectivity as well as back-up for branches with existing terrestrial connectivity.

iWayAfrica, the largest satellite broadband provider in Africa is partnering with Gilat and will be providing the installation and maintenance of the VSAT equipment as well as the space segment for the network. iWayAfrica, previously known as Afsat, has over 15 years of experience in building VSAT networks in Africa, and deliver their satellite service to a substantial customer base of corporates and banks.

The SkyEdge II system meets KCB's mission-critical application requirements, including high-speed connectivity for banking applications, voice over IP telephony, and high-throughput file transfers. Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) is used to prioritize and ensure that the required network resources are available.

"Gilat's advanced SkyEdge II platform offers us cutting-edge technology for our advanced banking needs," said Dr. Tony Githuku, KCB's Divisional Director of Information Technology.

"We are honored that KCB chose to use iWayAfrica to help support the new VSAT network," said Job Ndege, General Manager, iWayAfrica Services. "We value the long-standing relationship with KCB and the confidence KCB has in iWayAfrica as a Wide Area Network (WAN) and WAN Support Services partner."

"We are confident that our proven technology combined with the support from our new partner, iWayAfrica, will allow KCB to benefit from the increased availability and high-speed connectivity of this new infrastructure," said Nir Korman, Gilat's Regional Vice President, Africa.