FORM 6 –
K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report on
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
Month of February 2009
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.---------
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Gilat
House, Yegia Kapayim Street
Daniv
Park, Kiryat Arye, Petah Tikva, Israel
(Address
of Principal Corporate Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F
X--- Form
40-F
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this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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__________ No ___X___
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
Attached
hereto is Registrant’s press release dated February 9, 2009 announcing that
Registrant’s long-time customer, DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd.,
is deploying a SkyEdge II network to serve hundreds of Nigerian financial
institutions.
Signature
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Rachel
Prishkolnik
Rachel
Prishkolnik
Corporate
Secretary
Dated
February 9, 2009
DCC
Selects Gilat SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network to Serve Nigerian Banking
Sector
New
Network Provides Reliable, High-Speed Communications Between Branches,
Provincial Offices and Other Institutions
PETAH
TIKVA, Israel, Feb. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
(Nasdaq:GILT) today announced that its long-time customer, DCC Satellite &
Networks Ltd., is deploying a SkyEdge II network to serve hundreds of Nigerian
financial institutions. DCC is already serving hundreds of Nigerian corporations
through its existing SkyEdge network.
DCC
chose Gilat's SkyEdge II network to provide enhanced voice and data networking
services between branches, while meeting the strict requirements of the banking
industry. A major requirement for this sector is security, including encryption
and firewall applications. Other requirements include: high-speed connectivity
to allow high throughput for file transfer; voice quality for telephony;
reliability and high availability including satellite redundancy; advanced
Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize application data traffic; and unified
networks for multiple branches.
"Gilat
has enabled us to significantly enhance our communications offering to the
Nigerian banking sector," said DCC Managing Director Philip Obioha. "With
SkyEdge and SkyEdge II, we can exceed the demands of Nigerian banks, thereby
helping support Nigeria's economic growth and prosperity."
Nir
Korman, Gilat's regional vice president, Africa, said, "We are pleased to have
been chosen once again by DCC to help address Nigeria's communications needs.
Gilat's SkyEdge II is an excellent solution for the banking sector. With its
high efficiency and full adaptivity, SkyEdge II gets the most out of the
satellite link while providing a high-performance, reliable solution to DCC's
customers. The system's scalability will allow DCC to add more advanced services
in the future, such as video conferencing, digital signage on automatic teller
machines, and mobile banking."
SkyEdge
II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS. With better
efficiencies and full adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it
provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users.
SkyEdge II enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video
services for diverse environments including enterprises, rural networks,
cellular backhaul and government network applications.
About
DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd.
DCC
Satellite & Networks, based in Lagos, Nigeria, provides local, metropolitan,
wide-area network and enterprise infrastructure technology management solutions
to a variety of enterprises and government agencies throughout Africa. DCC is
the communications subsidiary of Computer Warehouse Group and serves
approximately 70 percent of Nigeria's banks. For more information, please visit
www.cwlgroup.com.
About
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) is a leading provider of products and
services for satellite-based communications networks. The Company operates under
three business units: (i) Gilat Network Systems, a provider of network systems
and associated professional services to service providers and operators
worldwide; (ii) Spacenet Inc., a provider of managed services in North America
to the business and government segments; and (iii) Spacenet Rural
Communications, a provider of rural telephony and Internet access solutions to
remote areas, primarily in Latin America.
Gilat
was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals
(VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents. Gilat's headquarters is
located in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Company has 16 sales and service offices
worldwide. Gilat markets a full line of high-performance VSATs under the
SkyEdge(tm) and SkyEdge II Product Family.
The
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5848
Certain
statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words
"estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among
others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to
maintain market acceptance to Gilat's products, inability to timely develop and
introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the
market for Gilat's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices
resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other
companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners,
inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the
Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat's international
operations and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding
these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business,
reference is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Kim Kelly +972-3-925-2406 Kimk@gilat.com