Russia Improves Education Experience Via Gilat

Based on Gilat Satellite Network’s SkyEdge systems, Russia’s leading satellite service provider, Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Global-Teleport, is deploying a broadband satellite communications network for the Russian Ministry of Education. Initiated by the Russian Government, the Education Project guarantees unlimited Internet access form Russian schools. Since the start of the year, Gilat has supplied approximately 3,000 SkyEdge IP VSATs to provide schools in the Siberian, Far East and other remote regions in Russia. The services include two-way broadband Internet access, multimedia applications, video-conferencing and VoIP support for future use. This will enable students in these regions to enjoy an enhanced educational experience through interactive learning programs and other Internet applications.




SkyEdge provides Global-Teleport, a scalable broadband communications network with space segment efficiency and low operational costs. The same SkyEdge Hub supports multiple services and applications such as rural USO projects, enterprise connectivity and Internet for schools. Gilat’s SkyEdge systems have been chosen for a number of very significant federal government projects in Russia, including the Ministry of Education, FGUP "Russian Post" and Universal Service Obligation (USO) projects. Gilat’s advanced VSAT technology meets the complex requirements of major operators in Russia bringing telephony and Internet services to citizens in the country’s most remote regions—Petah Tikva, Israel