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Gigasat Executes Contract with New Zealand MoD

By Steve Schuster | June 11, 2013

Gigasat has announced the signing of a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Defense. This new deal is for the supply of Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) certified flyaway satellite terminals for use as part of the New Zealand Defense Force Strategic Bearer Network. 

   Gigasat was ideally placed to meet the exacting tender requirements due to the extensive experience supplying WGS certified terminals to other nations in the program, according to the company.

   The Gigasat FA-240 2.4m and FA-370 3.7m terminals are fully certified in X- and Ka-band for use on the WGS network, the release states.