Benzinga | Nov 9, 2020 07:49AM EST

SES and Gilat Expand Partnership with Multi-Million-Dollar Follow-on Order for High-Speed Modems

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that SES and Gilat are expanding their partnership with a multi-million-dollar follow-on order for high-speed modems. Gilat's modems will deliver multi Gbps throughput, targeting high-end services over SES's O3b and O3b mPOWER MEO constellations. Gilat's high-throughput modems will support SES in delivering fiber-equivalent services for government and high-end enterprise solutions.



"Gilat highly values the strong partnership with SES and is pleased to further expand the collaboration, bringing to market high-end modems supporting O3b mPOWER's market segments," said Amir Yafe, Head of Global Accounts at Gilat. "Gilat shares SES vision on the need for a combination of GEO and Non-GEO Stationary (NGSO) constellations to address the growing demand for affordable low-latency global broadband connectivity."