Gilat integrated its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution with Huawei‘s native IP 3G base stations to enable KT’s expansion of communications services to regions where it was not economically feasible before. The cellular backhaul solution will be deployed at an initial 36 base station sites to provide the country’s remote citizens with high-quality telephony and data services similar to those offered in more highly developed regions of the country. Gilat’s cellular backhaul solution has been successfully tested for integration within Huawei’s 2G and 3G BSS platforms. Since 1998, KT has been deploying Gilat VSATs to provide telephony and broadband Internet services for businesses and consumers in remote locations nationwide. Part of this deployment serves KT’s Universal Service Obligation.
Gilat’s solution for cellular backhaul, based on the Gilat SkyEdge and SkyEdge II multi-service platforms, enables operators to deploy hybrid networks that extend the reach of their terrestrial and cellular infrastructure to remote communities. Gilat’s solution features traffic optimization and dynamic bandwidth allocation for GSM, CDMA 2000 and UMTS backhaul, with much higher space-segment efficiencies when compared to SCPC. Gilat’s SkyEdge and SkyEdge II platforms can be deployed quickly in harsh terrain and perform well in severe weather conditions — important attributes for many remote Kazakhstan villages, where the mountainous terrain and cold weather make it difficult to implement a communications infrastructure.
