Gilat Satellite Networks Wednesday announced it has expanded its market leadership in Kazakhstan by signing contracts to deploy broadband satellite networks for four of that country's leading telecom operators.
Gilat's SkyEdge VSAT networks will bring dependable, high-speed data networking to government agencies, banks and energy companies.
These four new contracts will introduce 1,000 more VSATs to the country, so that Gilat will now have some 3,500 networks deployed through Kazakhstan. The majority of all telecom operators in Kazakhstan now deploy Gilat satellite equipment.
Technoservice Lyuks, a newly established satellite communications operator, will deploy SkyEdge VSATs for a nationwide network to support telephony and high-speed Internet access for corporate applications.
Jarykh was the first in Kazakhstan to deploy the SkyEdge VSAT network, which will be used for enterprise-wide data applications. In 1998, Jarykh became one of the first companies in Kazakhstan to deploy Gilat VSATs.
JSC Astel is deploying its first SkyEdge VSAT hub in Almaty, with VSATs throughout Kazakhstan for the mining sector, banking and other corporate networking applications. Astel now operates more than 1,100 Gilat VSATs and expects to deploy its second SkyEdge system in Astana in early 2006.
JSC Kazakhtelecom, the country's largest telecommunications operator, will deploy a network of SkyEdge VSATs throughout the territory for Internet access, always-on data communications and telephony for schools, banks, government institutions and mining companies.
When its current deployment is completed, Kazakhtelecom will operate more than 1,300 Gilat VSATs.
Kazakhtelecom President Khairat Karibzhanov said, "Over the years, Gilat's continually evolving VSAT technology has consistently helped us serve Kazakhstan's enterprises, institutions and private users. The unified SkyEdge product family gives us the scalability, flexibility and modularity to meet our customers' needs in the most efficient manner possible."
Arie Rozichner, Gilat's Regional Vice President for EurAsia, said, "Kazakhstan is noted for some of the world's harshest terrain and most severe weather conditions. Our IP-optimized VSAT technology has proven to be a dependable method for bringing cost-effective, high-speed data, Internet and telephony services to the country's citizens, enterprises and institutions. We look forward to continuing our market leadership in Kazakhstan and serving the country's government agencies and service providers."
