Gilat Provides A
SkyEdge Broadband Satellite Network To Brazil's Petrobras
(10 March 2008) Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. today announced it has provided Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
(Petrobras) a 500-site Gilat SkyEdge broadband network platform for enterprise
and offshore maritime applications.
Petrobras is a
Brazilian-based international energy company, and is one of the fifteen largest
oil companies in the world.
Petrobras is using the SkyEdge VSAT network
for a variety of interactive web, video, SCADA, and telephony applications. The
VSATs provide connectivity between Petrobras' Rio de Janeiro headquarters, its
remote offices throughout Brazil, gas stations, pipelines, and among its
offshore oil platforms, vessels and exploration sites. SkyEdge is providing
primary communication links in regions where broadband terrestrial connectivity
is unreliable or unavailable as well as backup connectivity to other
sites.
Russell Ribeiro, Gilat do Brasil general manager, said, "Our
agreement with Petrobras demonstrates our proficiency to meet the complex, high
performance standards and high quality communications requirements of one of
the world's largest energy companies. Petrobras' requirements, which included
mobile and stabilised systems as well as a satellite-based video surveillance
solution, highlight our ability to respond to the full spectrum of customer
needs."
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 utilisation make it
an ideal platform for operators and service providers.
About
Petrobras
Founded in 1953, Petrobras is one of Brazil's largest
international companies - leading the oil sector in exploration, production and
distribution. Petrobras is internationally acknowledged as one of the fifteen
largest oil companies in the world today and it is the leader in its industry
in developing one of the most advanced deepwater and ultra-deep water
technology for oil production.
About Gilat Satellite Networks
Ltd.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 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 world-wide; (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, which offers rural telephony and Internet access
solutions to remote areas primarily in Latin America.
Gilat was founded
in 1987 and has shipped over 670,000 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
world-wide. Gilat markets the SkyEdge and SkyEdge II Product Family which
includes the SkyEdge Pro, SkyEdge IP, SkyEdge Call, SkyEdge DVB-RCS and SkyEdge
Gateway. In addition, the Company markets numerous other legacy
products.
(source: Gilat Satellite Networks)
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