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Gilat Partners With Intelsat To Expand 2G/3G Services

Gilat Satellite Networks partnered with Intelsat to enable rapid deployment for mobile network operators to quickly expand 2G/3G services to underserved regions of the world, it said in a news release Thursday. Gilat's CellEdge small-cell-over-satellite solution will be combined with…

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Intelsat's global satellite coverage and IntelsatOne terrestrial infrastructure, it said. RuralCom's thousand-mile Alaska Highway and British Columbia Coast cellular network is an example of Gilat's and Intelsat's partnership, it said. Gilat and Intelsat let RuralCom expand its network and subscriber base at a reduced capital expenditure base level, it said.