Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) 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.