SES’s O3b mPOWER System Launches Service via Gilat’s SkyEdge IV Platform

SkyEdge IV – the industry’s first MEO-GEO system – enables O3b mPOWER software-driven constellation to deliver services with unparalleled flexibility and scale

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that its SkyEdge IV platform is enabling SES’s O3b mPOWER System to deliver high-performance connectivity services. 

SkyEdge IV is Gilat’s next-generation multi-service platform. It is the industry’s first VSAT platform enabling multi-orbit operations supporting service deployment utilizing MEO and GEO Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS) and Software Defined Satellites (SDS).

SkyEdge IV features the most advanced VSAT platform technology, enabling unrivalled system flexibility and the highest performance for critical communications.

“SkyEdge IV enables SES to deliver high-performance GEO-MEO services,” said Hagay Katz, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Gilat. “We are proud to partner with SES, providing Gilat’s most advanced platform to support the growing demand for multi-orbit satellite communication services.”

About Gilat

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is a leading global provider of satellite-based broadband communications.

With over 35 years of experience, we create and deliver deep technology solutions for satellite, ground and new space connectivity and provide comprehensive end-to-end solutions and services, powered by our innovative technology. We believe in the right of all people to be connected and are united in our resolution to provide communication solutions to all reaches of the world.

Delivering high value solutions, our portfolio is comprised of a cloud-based platform and high performance satellite terminals designed to work in harmony with satellite constellations, including Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS) and Software-Defined Satellites (SDS) in multiple orbits; high performance Satellite On-the-Move (SOTM) antennas; and highly efficient, high-power Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA) and Block Upconverters (BUC).

Gilat’s comprehensive solutions support multiple applications with a full portfolio of products to address key applications including broadband access, mobility, cellular backhaul, military, government, and enterprise, all while meeting the most stringent service level requirements.

For more information, please visit: www.gilat.com

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Contact:

Gilat Satellite Networks
Hagay Katz, Chief Products and Marketing Officer
hagayk@gilat.com

EK Global IR
Ehud Helft, Managing Partner
ehud@ekgir.com