Английская Википедия:Gilat Satellite Networks
Gilat Satellite Networks is a public company headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel[1] that develops and sells VSAT satellite ground stations and related equipment. Its shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
History
Gilat Satellite Networks was founded in 1987 by the brothers Joshua and Amiram Levinberg, Yoel Gat, Shlomo Tirosh, Arik Keshet, and Gideon Kaplan.[2] In its early days, Gilat struggled to compete with larger and better-established companies the likes of EchoStar.[3]
In 1998, Gilat was involved in founding Global Village Telecom (GVT), a company that built a satellite-based phone network for remote locations in South America using the VSAT technology that was developed by Gilat. During 1998 and 1999 GVT won tenders to build rural phone networks in Colombia,[4] Chile and Peru. [5]
In 2000, Gilat introduced an innovation involving VSAT technology allowing remote locations, such as the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona and rural communities in Brazil, to access the internet at high speeds.[6][7] In February 2000, Gilat and Microsoft announced that they are co-developing a two-way satellite broadband service for consumer purposes. The satellite service delivered Internet connections at speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps and did not require a second telephone line. A new company, Gilat-To-Home, was established to deliver the broadband two-way satellite service and Microsoft took an initial 26 percent stake in the company with an investment of US$50 million.[8] In September 2000, Gilat-To-Home changed its name to StarBand Communications and received an investment of $50 million from EchoStar, who received an equity stake of 32 percent in StarBand.[9]
In 2011, Gilat announced the creation of a new division, headed by Brigadier General (Res.) Moshe Tamir, expanding its presence in the U.S. defense market.[10]
Strategic acquisitions
Company | Year | Price | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Spacenet | Шаблон:Center | US$225 million | Шаблон:Center |
StarBand | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center | |
RaySat Antenna Systems | Шаблон:Center | US$25 million | Шаблон:Center |
Wavestream | Шаблон:Center | US$130 million | Шаблон:Center |
Products
- SkyEdge, SkyEdge II and NetEdge[11]
- MLT-1000 ruggedized spread-spectrum satellite modem[12]
See also
- TA BlueTech Index
- List of Israeli companies quoted on the Nasdaq
- Board Of director: chief executive officer Meir Shamir
References
Шаблон:Israel NASDAQ Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Gilat Company Profiles - Israel
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Israel's GVT to Set Up $80 Mln Telephony Network in Colombia, Efi Landau Globes, 27/09/1999
- ↑ GVT of Gilat Group Wins Second Tender in Chile: $2.5 Mln Rural Phone Network Efi Landau, Globes, 08/07/1998
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ MSN and Gilat Satellite Networks Introduce First Consumer Two-Way Satellite High-Speed Internet Access Service
- ↑ EchoStar Completes $50 Million Investment in StarBand
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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