Gilat to provide a 1,964-site broadband satellite network

Grupo Elektra is one of Latin America’s leading specialty retailers and financial service companies. This agreement represents an expansion of Gilat’s business relationship with Grupo Elektra, which began more than a decade ago with the deployment of Gilat’s SkyStar Advantage VSAT network and later with a SkyBlaster 360e network.

The network, based on Gilat’s SkyEdge IP VSATs, will enable cost-effective and reliable broadband communications for point-of-sale data management, fast credit card processing, software downloads, high-speed Internet access, corporate communications and terrestrial backup connectivity. SkyEdge is customized for highly efficient transaction communications, such as those required by credit card applications.

Jose Aronovich, Gilat Network Systems’ regional vice president, Latin America, said, "We are proud of our long and successful relationship with Grupo Elektra and having been chosen again to provide a VSAT solution to meet their growing networking requirements. With our well-established local presence, we are able to provide the dedicated customer support that enterprise customers such as Grupo Elektra demand from their technology partners."

Gilat’s SkyEdge is a satellite communications system that delivers high-quality voice, transaction-oriented applications, broadband data and video over a unified system. SkyEdge represents Gilat’s extensive knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through two decades of experience. SkyEdge’s flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers. Source: by Grupo Elektra