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FORM
6 – K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report on
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
Month of February 2010
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Gilat
House, Yegia Kapayim Street
Daniv
Park, Kiryat Arye, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Attached
hereto is Registrant’s press release dated February 23, 2010 announcing that
Brazil’s Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) will deploy a Gilat SkyEdge II
broadband satellite communications network at more than 1,000
sites.
Signature
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd.
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(Registrant)
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Dated
February 24, 2010
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By:
/s/ Rachel
Prishkolnik
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Rachel
Prishkolnik
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Corporate
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Brazil’s
Amazonian Protection System to deploy Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite
communications network at more than 1,000 remote sites
--New
VSAT network for SIPAM is expected to greatly improve performance of weather
forecasting and security applications for government agencies--
Petah Tikva, Israel, February 23,
2010 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) today announced that
Brazil’s Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) will deploy a Gilat SkyEdge II
broadband satellite communications network at more than 1,000 sites. SIPAM
operates a sophisticated network of cartography and telemetry systems that
provide information to help manage weather forecasting, security and other
public services in the remote Amazonian region.
The
SkyEdge II VSAT network will serve as the foundation of SIPAM’s efforts to
modernize its communications infrastructure. The new broadband satellite network
will enable SIPAM to more effectively disseminate critical information to
Amazonian states and cities and the dozens of institutions and isolated sites
that rely on SIPAM data to meet the demands of the region’s
population.
“We
expect our new Gilat SkyEdge II network to dramatically improve the speed and
reliability of communications between our facilities and remote sites,” said
SIPAM Technical Director Cristiano da Cunha Duarte. “This means we can increase
the quality of information – including weather bulletins – that we provide to
the press, civil defense, educational institutions and researchers nationwide.
When completed, we expect the performance of our broadband communications
network to meet or exceed that of commercial broadband services available to
Brazil’s largest corporations.”
Russell
Ribeiro, Gilat Regional Vice President, Latin America said, “SIPAM’s selection
of the SkyEdge II platform is the most recent example of how organizations are
trusting Gilat's advanced VSAT technology to solve some of the world’s most
demanding communications challenges. This new broadband network will help SIPAM
quickly disseminate important information to enable federal, state and municipal
authorities to provide security for remote citizens. It will also help those
authorities improve overall quality of life for indigenous tribes and other
citizens in the nation’s most isolated regions.”
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 full 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 NetEdgeTM, a
dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically designed to meet the
needs of corporations and cellular backhaul applications.
About
SIPAM
Brazil’s
Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) is an entity linked to the Presidential
Staff Office, managed by the Operations and Management Center of the Amazonian
Protection System (Censipam). Supported by a complex technological foundation
and an institutional network, SIPAM works as a systemic organization for
producing and delivering technical information. By integrating up-to-date
information to subsidize government planning and coordination of global actions
for the Brazilian Legal Amazon, SIPAM contributes to the protection, inclusion
and sustainable development of the Amazonian region. As such, the system
generates products and services of strategic interest for government
institutions and Amazonian communities, at its Technical and Operations Centers
in Belém, Manaus and Porto Velho. Data is evaluated, treated, disseminated,
integrated, and becomes reliable information, which can significantly expand
knowledge, as well as subsidize public policies for the region. For more
information, please visit www.sipam.gov.br/en.
About
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) is a leading provider of products and
services for satellite-based communications networks. The Company operates under
three business units: (i) Gilat Network Systems, a provider of network systems
and associated professional services to service providers and operators
worldwide; (ii) Spacenet Inc., a provider of managed services in North America
to the business and government segments; and (iii) Spacenet Rural
Communications, a provider of rural telephony and Internet access solutions to
remote areas primarily in Latin America.
Gilat was
founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 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
worldwide. Gilat markets a full line of high-performance VSATs under the
SkyEdge™ and SkyEdge II Product Family. For more information, please
visit www.gilat.com.
Certain
statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words
“estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among
others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to
maintain market acceptance to Gilat’s products, inability to timely develop and
introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the
market for Gilat’s products, loss of market share and pressure on prices
resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other
companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners,
inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the
Company’s proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat’s international
operations and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding
these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat’s business,
reference is made to Gilat’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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Gilat
Media Contact:
Kim
Kelly, Phone: +972-3-925-2406; Email: Kimk@gilat.com