DCC Extends Network Capabilities in Nigeria with Gilat
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, March 23, 2007 - Satnews Daily - Gilat Satellite Networks, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) said that long-time customer DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd. is expanding its network with Gilat's SkyEdge platform to serve its customers in Nigeria.
DCC will use the SkyEdge network to provide services such as videoconferencing, IP multicasting and VoIP to Nigeria's corporations, financial and government institutions, manufacturing plants and other businesses. As part of the network solution, Gilat will also provide DCC with a geographically redundant SkyEdge hub to ensure business continuity and backup in case of a natural disaster.
"Gilat's SkyEdge network provides the high levels of Quality of Service and operational flexibility that meet our customers' demands, all while reducing operational risk," said DCC Managing Director Philip Obioha. "With SkyEdge, we can provide each customer, regardless of industry or size, with the mix of services and scalable network bandwidth to meet their unique needs. Working with Gilat ensures that we have the optimal solutions to address Africa's growing markets."
Janna Koretskaya, Gilat's regional vice president Africa, said the choice of the SkyEdge network that includes a geographically redundant hub demonstrates DCC's attention to the importance of its market requirements, especially the financial sector, which requires extremely high network reliability.
Gilat's SkyEdge is a satellite communications platform that delivers voice, broadband data and video services over a unified system. The platform represents Gilat's knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through nearly two decades of experience. SkyEdge's architecture and space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers.
DCC satellite & Networks, based in Lagos, provides local, metropolitan, wide-area network and enterprise infrastructure technology management solutions to a variety of enterprises and government agencies throughout Africa. Gilat is a provider of products and services for satellite-based communications networks. Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 650,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents.
