Incomnet will use the new VSAT network to provide toll-quality telephony to rural citizens, meeting its Universal Service Obligations. The network will also provide interactive data networking to selected Mongolian government agencies and businesses, particularly those in the financial-services sector. Incomnet is a long-standing Gilat customer, having deployed Gilat VSAT networks nationwide since 2001.

"After evaluating competing VSAT offerings, we determined that Gilat's SkyEdge network best met our technology requirements for Mongolia's demanding telephony and data applications," said Incomnet CEO Dr. Sanjaa Ganbaatar.

"We expect that our ongoing relationship with Gilat will help us build our customer base and continue to provide superior telecommunications services. In the future, we expect to deploy Gilat's SkyAbis satellite-based cellular backhaul solution to meet the needs of Mongolia's cellular operators."

Arie Rozichner, Gilat's regional vice president, Eurasia, said, "This new contract with Incomnet demonstrates their continued confidence in our advanced satellite communications technology and their satisfaction with our dedicated customer support. We look forward to a long relationship with Incomnet and the opportunity to bring the most efficient, reliable communications systems to the citizens and government agencies of Mongolia."

Gilat's SkyEdge is a satellite communications system that delivers high-quality voice, broadband data and video services over a powerful unified system. SkyEdge represents Gilat's extensive knowledge base and field-proven product offering, acquired through two decades of experience. SkyEdge's flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers.

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