ICE Expands Existing
SkyEdge Network as Part of Its Universal
Service Obligation
Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it
has received new orders from the 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.
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