April 19, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) said it is providing a multi-million dollar broadband satellite communications network for a large gaming and lottery project in Africa.

The new network is being deployed to provide gaming and lottery services to an initial 2,500 sites in several countries in West Africa, including, the Ivory Coast, DRC and Senegal. Subsequent phases will potentially increase the scope of the project to up to 10,000 sites and will include additional countries in the region.

Modern gaming terminals require secure communications for their operations. In addition, migrating to online services is usually based on web technologies. VSAT networks provide an excellent solution for lottery — being both secure and providing very high availability — even in the most difficult locations in Africa. VSAT technology enables upgrading the network centrally to support additional online games and services as these are added.

Gilat's SkyEdge and SkyEdge II multi-service platforms enable the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services for different environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network applications. Gilat's diverse portfolio of VSATs offer service providers the most suitable product for their application needs as well as the flexibility to evolve their networks. The newest addition to Gilat's SkyEdge II portfolio is NetEdge™, a dedicated solution for multi-star networks, specifically designed to meet the needs of corporate networks and cellular-backhaul applications.

Gilat's VSAT networks provide dependable, high-speed data networking to government agencies, banks, energy companies and citizens at thousands of sites throughout Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, Angola, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Tanzania, and South Africa.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) is a provider of products and professional services for satellite-based broadband communications networks worldwide.

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