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Gilat To Provide Satellite Communications To Kenyan Postal Service

By Staff Writer | February 4, 2004

      Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary has received a contract to supply a satellite-based communications network to the Kenyan postal service, Posta Kenya. Financial terms were not disclosed. Gilat’s DialAw@y IP platform will be installed in Kenyan post offices. Each post office will get three PCs connected to a local area network. Internet access will be provided by Telkom Kenya using Gilat’s prepaid Internet system. Installation is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year.