Costa Rica's National Telco Selects Gilat's SkyEdge Broadband Satellite Network

Friday, Sep 19, 2008

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced that it has been selected by Costa Rica's national telecommunications operator Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), to provide a Gilat SkyEdge broadband satellite communications network that will serve end users throughout Costa Rica.

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

Russell Ribeiro, Gilat Network Systems' Regional Vice President, Latin America, said, ""Continuing our relationship with ICE helps us bring the most efficient, dependable communications systems to the citizens of Costa Rica. We are proud to once again demonstrate our ability to meet the critical voice and data connectivity requirements of the world's rural communities.""

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.

Source: Trading Markets