Gilat Wins Lottery Agreement in Ukraine

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Oct. 5/Satnews Daily/ — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILTF) has won a contract to supply the Ukrainian National Lottery (UNL) with a satellite-based VSAT network based on its Skystar Advantage VSAT platform for immediate delivery.

The network, according to Gilat, will serve more than 2,400 lottery kiosks across the country. Hundreds of these existing sites that have been connected by terrestrial communications are now being transferred to satellite technology.

Alex Kozulin, the Ukrainian National Lottery's general director said they chose to move towards a satellite-based VSAT solution for many of its sites as it is a more cost effective solution, quicker to deploy and more secure, especially for remote locations.

Just last year, Gilat deployed an important network for the gaming company Jackpot and management company Stec.com, supporting on-line gaming sites throughout the Russian Federation.

Gilat and its subsidiaries said they have deployed more than 25,000 VSAT terminals for lottery applications worldwide. As the lottery industry has increasingly moved its point-of-sale technology to IP-based networks, Gilat said it has been able to ubiquitous, low-cost, secure access to the Internet for a wide range of state and national lotteries around the globe.

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