Gilat’s Spacenet Announces Contract Extensions

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Spacenet has signed a contract extension with American Municipal Power Ohio (AMP-Ohio) for its Spacenet Connexstar satellite network’s providing a high-speed VSAT data network to a non-profit association representing member municipal electric communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Michigan.

Also, Spacenet has extended its enterprise network services contract with Fazoli’s Restaurants, a Lexington, Ky.-based, quick-service Italian restaurant chain operating more than 300 locations nationwide. The Connexstar network services support applications including credit/debit authorizations, point-of-sale polling and back-office operations.