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China Unicom Selects Gilat Broadband Satellite Equipment
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Feb 14, 2006
Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by China Unicom to provide a 1,500-site, high-speed satellite communication network. China Unicom, with 2004 revenues of more than US$9.5 billion, is one of the world's largest telecommunications operators.

China Unicom Selects Gilat Broadband Satellite Equipment
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Feb 14, 2006
Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by China Unicom to provide a 1,500-site, high-speed satellite communication network. China Unicom, with 2004 revenues of more than US$9.5 billion, is one of the world's largest telecommunications operators.

SkyEdge VSAT Network Will Serve Post Offices in Siberia and Far-Eastern Russia
Petah Tikva Israel (SPX) Feb 14, 2006
Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected to provide a broadband satellite communications network to Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post. Russian Post is one of Russia's largest companies, operating more than 40,000 post offices and providing many other telecom, shipping, retail and financial services for annual revenue of US$1.5 billion.

ViaSat Introduces DVB-S2 And Hybrid Mesh Extensions To LinkStar System
Duluth GA (SPX) Feb 09, 2006
ViaSat has announced two important enhancements to its LinkStar VSAT networking system. LinkStarS2 incorporates the new DVB-S2 waveform offering up to 30% greater bandwidth efficiency -- substantially reducing network operating costs. LinkWayS2 remote terminals integrate into the S2-capable LinkStar hub systems -- enabling powerful and flexible hybrid star/mesh network architectures.

Casey's Selects Hughes To Deliver Managed Broadband Services To 1,400 Stores
Germantown MD (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
Hughes Network Systems announced Wednesday that it has been selected by Casey's General Stores to provide managed broadband services to 1,400 convenience store locations.

Eagle Broadband Awarded Patent For SatMAX Satellite Communications Technology
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
Eagle Broadband announced Wednsesday that the company has received notification from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that Patent # 6,996,369 has been awarded to the company and will be issued on or about February 7, 2006 for its SatMAX non-line-of-sight, satellite communications technology.

Gilat Signs Four New Contracts In Kazakhstan For High-Speed Sat Networks
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
Gilat Satellite Networks Wednesday announced it has expanded its market leadership in Kazakhstan by signing contracts to deploy broadband satellite networks for four of that country's leading telecom operators.

Inmarsat A Completes Satellite Switch In AOR-W
London (SPX) Jan 19, 2006
The transition of the Inmarsat A service in the Atlantic Ocean Region West (AOR-W) to a separate satellite has been completed.

Hughes Wins Crowley Contract For Broadband Wireless Access System
Germantown MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2006
Hughes Network Systems has announced that it has signed a contract with broadband carrier Crowley Data Poland to supply the Hughes AB9400 point-to-multipoint broadband wireless system.

iDirect Tech And Globecomm Systems Deploy A GSM Capable VSAT Hub
Herndon VA (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
iDirect Technologies, a division of Vision Technologies Systems, and Globecomm Systems, Monday announced their first hub intended specifically to support GSM networks over satellite.

HNS To Deliver Comprehensive Digital Signage Service For Retailers
New York (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
Hughes Network Systems Monday announced its Managed Digital Signage Service, the first of several new services planned in 2006 under the company's Digital Media Services umbrella. This offering will facilitate the trend in the retail industry towards increased use of electronic in-store branding and promotion.

Boeing Announces Largest Satellite Contract In Nine Years With MSV
St Louis MO (SPX) Jan 12, 2006
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Boeing announced Wednesday a major commercial contract award for three satellites and associated ground systems. Financial details of the award were not disclosed, however this is the largest commercial satellite order booked by Boeing since 1997, when it received an order for two large satellites for regional mobile communications from an international customer.

Gilat Provides 2,400 Site VSAT Network For Major Brazilian Cosmetics Chain
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Jan 10, 2006
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced the implementation of an agreement with its long time customer Embratel, and its satellite subsidiary StarOne, to deploy a 2,400 site satellite-based VSAT network for the largest cosmetics chain in Brazil, O Boticario Comercial Farmaceutica Ltda.(O Boticario).

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