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Gilat Continues To Connect Rural Peru Via VSAT Rollout
Lima - Feb 26, 2002 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Monday that it has signed a new contract with Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones del Peru (FITEL) to provide a fixed rural satellite telephony network. The FITEL network will serve more than 1,300 communities throughout Peru. The value of the project is approximately US$9.7 million. FITEL is Peru's national telecommunications investment fund, which uses a percentage of the revenues of the country's telecommunications companies to develop communications systems in rural regions. FITEL is a department of the Peruvian national telecommunications agency OSIPTEL. The contract is the third awarded by FITEL to Gilat over the past year, representing the provision of rural satellite telephony service to more than 6,000 communities throughout Peru. When completed, Peru's satellite telephony network will be one of the world's largest. Deployment of the new 1,300-site network, based on Gilat's DialAw@y IP VSAT product, has begun and is scheduled to reach completion by the end of 2002. Rocio Del Campo, Gilat's General Manager in Peru, said, "Gilat's technology and services have proven to be a perfect fit for FITEL's rural telephony expansion program. All prior stages of this program have been implemented successfully and we look forward to helping FITEL to eventually serve millions of citizens nationwide with reliable telephony and Internet service." Gilat Latin America Chief Executive Officer Giora (Gigi) Oron said, "This new agreement with FITEL is the latest example of Gilat's ability to bring dependable, economical telephony and high-speed Internet service to citizens worldwide - even in the most remote regions. We expect to continue working with FITEL, and other prominent agencies, to maintain our reputation for innovation and service throughout Latin America." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links StarBand Gilat Satellite Networks SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
SkyTerra Announces Plans To Separate Into Two Public Companies
New York (SPX) Sep 23, 2005SkyTerra Communications announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies: SkyTerra, which would solely hold SkyTerra's current stake in each of Mobile Satellite Ventures and TerreStar Networks; and a newly formed entity that would own all of SkyTerra's other assets including its managing interest in Hughes Network Systems. |
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