Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected 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. 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.