Netcom
Africa
selects
Gilat
SkyEdge
II
broadband
satellite
network
to
serve
West
Africa’s
corporate
sector
March
24,
2009
Gilat
Satellite
Networks
Ltd.
has
been
chosen
by
Netcom
Africa
Limited
to
provide
a
SkyEdge
II
network
that
will
serve
West
Africa's
corporate,
energy
and
financial
sectors.
Based
in
Nigeria,
Netcom
is a
leading
communication
infrastructure
provider
for
satellite
and
wireless
broadband
solutions.
Netcom
chose
Gilat's
SkyEdge
II
network
to
provide
VoIP
and
high-speed
data
networking
services.
Gilat's
SkyEdge
II
is
well-suited
to
meet
the
requirements
of
the
corporate
and
banking
industry
while
providing
secure
connectivity.
Other
benefits
include
the
delivery
of
voice
quality
telephony,
advanced
Quality
of
Service
(QoS)
to
prioritize
application
data
traffic,
and
unified
networks
for
multiple
bank
branches.
"We
determined
that
Gilat's
SkyEdge
II
provides
the
highest
space
segment
savings,
while
at
the
same
time
enabling
us
to
provide
a
high-performance,
reliable
solution
to
our
customers,"
said
Yen
Choi,
Netcom's
Group
Executive
Vice
President
and
CTO.
"Gilat's
ability
to
anticipate
and
meet
our
requirements
is
the
foundation
of
what
we
expect
will
be a
successful,
long-term
business
relationship."
Nir
Korman,
Gilat's
Regional
Vice
President,
Africa,
said,
"We
are
pleased
to
have
been
chosen
by
Netcom
to
provide
a
SkyEdge
II
broadband
satellite
network.
SkyEdge
II
is
an
excellent
solution
for
the
corporate
and
banking
sectors,
fully
meeting
their
strict
requirements.
"
SkyEdge
II
is a
standards-based
system
using
DVB-S2
and
DVB-RCS.
With
better
efficiencies
and
full
adaptivity
for
both
the
inbound
and
outbound
channels,
it
provides
higher
performance
that
serves
the
growing
requirements
of
end-users.
SkyEdge
II
enables
the
delivery
of
high-quality
voice,
broadband
data
and
video
services
for
diverse
environments
including
enterprises,
rural
networks,
cellular
backhaul
and
government
network
applications.
