zk1007886.htm
FORM
6 – K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report on
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
Month of February 2010
Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd.
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Gilat
House, Yegia Kapayim Street
Daniv
Park, Kiryat Arye, Petah Tikva, Israel
(Address
of Principal Corporate Offices)
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cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Attached
hereto is Registrant’s press release dated February 9, 2010 announcing that
Registrant has received new orders from Costa Rica’s national telecommunications
operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for the deployment of
Gilat's VSAT platforms to provide broadband services to approximately 1,000 new
sites.
Signature
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd.
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(Registrant)
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Dated
February 10, 2010
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By:
/s/ Rachel
Prishkolnik
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Rachel
Prishkolnik
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Corporate
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Costa
Rica’s national telco to deploy a Gilat SkyEdge II satellite network to provide
broadband services to corporations nationwide
--ICE
also expands existing SkyEdge network as part of its Universal Service
Obligation --
Petah
Tikva, Israel, February 9, 2010 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT)
today announced that it has received new orders from Costa Rica’s national
telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for
the deployment of Gilat's VSAT platforms to provide broadband services to
approximately 1,000 new sites.
For Costa
Rica's corporate sector, Gilat will provide a new SkyEdge II broadband satellite
network, to the country's state-owned Internet operator, Radiografica
Costarricense, (RACSA), a subsidiary of ICE, to serve 500 corporate and
financial customers. The new network will enable the delivery of a
wide variety of broadband services including interactive data applications such
as videoconferencing, virtual private networks, VoIP services, IP multicasting
and broadband Internet connectivity. Gilat's SkyEdge II is ideally suited to
meet the mission-critical application requirements of the corporate and
financial services industry such as high-speed connectivity to allow high
throughput for file transfer. Other benefits include the delivery of
voice-quality telephony, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize
application data traffic, reliability and high availability.
ICE is
also expanding its existing SkyEdge network to provide internet access and
toll-quality telephony to an additional 500 rural locations, meeting its
Universal Service Obligations. The network will also provide satellite backhaul
for wireless Internet access to those citizens.
ICE is a
long-standing Gilat customer, having deployed Gilat VSAT networks nationwide
since 2005.
“We are
pleased to be able to add Gilat’s SkyEdge II sophisticated technology to offer
broadband services to the country's corporate sector. With its high
efficiency and adaptivity, SkyEdge II gets the most out of the satellite link
while providing high-speed
connectivity to allow high throughput for file transfer; voice quality for
telephony; and other critical services for this sector," said ICE Ing. Douglas
Cubero. "Gilat has demonstrated a very high level of commitment to
customer support and a solid track record for providing superior
telecommunications services. The addition of the new SkyEdge II network in
addition to the SkyEdge network expansion, will help us to continue to serve the
needs of our citizens in an efficient manner.”
Russell
Ribeiro, Gilat Network Systems' Regional Vice President, Latin America, said,
“We are pleased to have been chosen once again to help address the
communications needs of Costa Rica's financial and rural communities. Continuing
our relationship with ICE helps us bring a highly efficient, dependable
communications systems to the citizens of Costa Rica.”
Gilat's
SkyEdge II is a multi-service platform enabling the delivery of high-quality
voice, broadband data and video services for diverse environments including
enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network
applications. SkyEdge II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and
DVB-RCS. With better efficiencies and adaptivity for both the inbound and
outbound channels, it provides higher performance that serves the growing
requirements of end-users. Gilat's diverse portfolio of SkyEdge II VSATs are all
supported by a unified platform, offering service providers the most suitable
product for their application needs as well as the flexibility to evolve their
networks. The newest addition to Gilat's SkyEdge II portfolio is
NetEdge™, a dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically designed to
meet the needs of corporations and cellular backhaul applications.
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.
About
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE):
Costa
Rica's national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad, (ICE), offers fixed and
mobile telephony as well as data/Internet communications. ICE is a
government entity that has distinguished itself in Central America as a leader
in the development and implementation of new technologies. It offers a wide
variety of services in Costa Rica and has several technological platforms that
allow it to diversify the service options for its customers, both residential
and corporate. For more information visit
www.grupoice.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, a provider of network systems
and associated professional services to service providers and operators
worldwide; (ii) Spacenet Inc., a provider of managed services in North America
to the business and government segments; and (iii) Spacenet Rural
Communications, a provider of rural telephony and Internet access solutions to
remote areas primarily in Latin America.
Gilat was
founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 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 16 sales and service offices
worldwide. Gilat markets a full line of high-performance VSATs under the SkyEdge
™ and SkyEdge II Product Family.
Certain
statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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 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.
Gilat
Media Contact:
Kim
Kelly, Phone: +972-3-925-2406, Email: Kimk@gilat.com