Impsat Selects Gilat's SkyEdge Broadband Satellite Equipment for SCPC and High Bandwidth Applications.PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- SkyEdge Enables Impsat to Provide Efficient, Bandwidth-on-Demand Solutions to Corporate Clients Throughout Argentina Gilat Satellite Networks Gilat Satellite Networks is a publicly-traded Israeli company (NASDAQ: GILT. TASE) Gilat designs, develops and markets satellite and hybrid networking products, services and solutions to operators in 85 countries. , Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), today announced it has provided a SkyEdge satellite hub and VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. equipment to Impsat, one of Latin America's largest providers of private telecommunications networks and Internet services. Utilizing the SkyEdge platform, Impsat will provide services to enterprises throughout Argentina with a wide range of data networking applications, including broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a and VoIP. SkyEdge's advanced Quality of Service (QoS) ensures that Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can be maintained. This is especially important for corporate customers who require committed IP data pipes and low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as for time-sensitive applications such as VoIP and credit card authorization. "After evaluating several alternatives, we found SkyEdge to be the most effective solution for ensuring the integrity of the SLAs we offer our customers. We believe that SkyEdge's bandwidth-on-demand and IP capabilities will complete our "IP anywhere" offering in Argentina, which provides converged multimedia broadband solutions to any customer, regardless of geographic location," said Leonardo Barbero, Data Products Senior Vice President for Impsat. "SkyEdge's flexibility also enables us to manage service upgrades in a smooth and simple manner." Over the past two years, Impsat has deployed Gilat VSAT equipment at 700 sites to serve corporate customers. Erez Antebi, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for Gilat Network Systems Gilat Network Systems, a business unit of Gilat Satellite Networks of Israel, provides satellite networks and professional services, including turnkey solutions and outsourcing, to operators worldwide. Its main offering is the SkyEdge VSAT satellite communications system. (GNS GNS GEOnet Names Server (NIMA) GNS Global Network Services (INMARSAT) GNS Guinea Franc GNS Get Nearest Server (component of IPX and SAP) GNS Global Navigation System ), a business unit of Gilat Satellite Networks, said, "This agreement demonstrates Impsat's confidence in Gilat and SkyEdge's ability to meet the complex networking requirements of their most demanding enterprise users. Impsat shall serve as an important landmark for us, proving the case of VSAT technology as an efficient solution to address SCPC SCPC Single Channel Per Carrier SCPC Supercritical Pulverized Coal (power generation) SCPC South Caucasus Pipeline Company SCPC Signal Corps Photographic Center services. In the past, VSATs were mainly focused on contention based transactions, however, the SkyEdge product was developed as well to support SLAs for high-bandwidth corporate and cellular-backhaul applications." He added, "We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our successful relationship with Impsat and support its tradition of excellence in network solutions." Gilat's SkyEdge is a comprehensive satellite communications platform that delivers high-end voice, data and video services over a single, powerful system. It represents Gilat's deep knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through nearly two decades of experience. SkyEdge's flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers. About Impsat Impsat is a leading provider of private telecommunications networks and Internet services in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The Company offers integrated data, voice, data center and Internet solutions, with an emphasis on broadband transmission, including IP/ATM switching, DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing , and non-zero dispersion fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber . Impsat provides telecommunications, data center and Internet services through its networks, which consist of owned fiber optic and wireless links, teleports, earth stations and leased satellite links. The Company owns and operates 15 data centers and metropolitan area networks in some of the largest cities in Latin America. Impsat provides services to more than 4,200 national and multinational companies, financial institutions, governmental agencies, carriers, ISPs and other service providers throughout the region. Impsat has operations in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Visit Impsat at www.impsat.com. About Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) is a leading provider of products and services for satellite-based communications networks. The Company operates under three business units: (i) Gilat Network Systems ("GNS"), which is a provider of network systems and associated professional services to service providers and operators worldwide; (ii) Spacenet Inc., which provides managed services in North America for businesses and governments through its Connexstar service brand and for consumers through its StarBand service brand; (iii) Spacenet Rural Communications Spacenet Rural Communications is a Gilat Satellite Networks business unit providing rural Internet and telephony services primarily in Latin America. , which offers rural telephony and Internet access solutions to remote areas primarily in Latin America. Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 600,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents. Gilat's headquarters is located in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Company has 14 local offices and three service facilities worldwide. Gilat markets the SkyEdge (TM) Product Family which includes the SkyEdge(TM) Pro, SkyEdge(TM) IP, SkyEdge(TM) Call, SkyEdge(TM) DVB-RCS DVB-RCS Digital Video Broadcasting - Return Channel Via Satellite and SkyEdge(TM) Gateway. In addition, the Company markets numerous other legacy products. Visit Gilat at www.gilat.com. Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The words "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat's international operations and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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