Eutelsat Communications has announced their selection of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. to power a new range of broadband services in western Russia.

Eutelsat selected Gilat's SkyEdge II-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge II-c small user terminals to deliver broadband services using the new Express AMU1/EUTELSAT 36C satellite. The hub will be installed at the Dubna satellite center that is operated by RSS, located near Moscow. The satellite's high throughput payload is comprised of 18 Ka-band beams that deliver continuous coverage of western Russia, from the Arctic coastline to the Caspian Sea.