Spacenet introduces SmartCare™ industry-leading integrated enterprise network management, performance optimization and customer care tools

McLean, VA, March 10, 2006 — Spacenet Inc. today introduced its SmartCare suite of enterprise network monitoring, management and troubleshooting services. SmartCare enhances the value of Spacenet networks for enterprise and government customers by providing advanced customer care capabilities as well as a powerful set of tools for tasks ranging from network monitoring and management to performance optimization. Spacenet offers two classes of SmartCare enterprise WAN management services: “Essential” and “Enhanced.”

SmartCare Essential tools provide network status monitoring and basic usage reporting tools for IT professionals, integrated seamlessly into the Spacenet customer portal infrastructure. SmartCare Essential also includes critical customer care elements such as help desk/trouble ticketing services, program management/implementation management and private network configuration. These Essential services are included with Spacenet Connexstar-series shared hub networks at no additional cost.

SmartCare Enhanced services build on the Essential services with more advanced capabilities and more sophisticated tools for customer care. Enhanced tools for enterprise and government IT managers deliver unmatched network visibility and measurement capabilities, including historical reporting and monitoring data for trending and analysis. SmartCare Enhanced services are available in packages for a small monthly per-site subscription charge.

Benefits of SmartCare Essential and Enhanced services include centralized network monitoring and management available through Spacenet’s user-friendly network management portal, quicker network problem resolution with real-time performance information, ability to perform long-term trend analysis and capacity planning, and cost-effective pricing. Some of the data that is accessible through the portal includes site status reports, detailed hub equipment status information, electronic notifications for specific network events, network-level performance and application utilization reports, space segment utilization reports and congestion status reports.

Spacenet President and CEO Bill Gerety said, “Spacenet understands the complexity involved in network management, and we want to empower our customers with the best tools available. Our SmartCare Essential and Enhanced services are a perfect solution for companies looking to simplify this process, utilizing our capabilities to centrally manage and deliver critical network data. SmartCare is just one more example of how Spacenet works hard to provide superior service and advanced capabilities that enhance return on investment and demonstrate our superior customer value.”

About Spacenet
Spacenet is the worldwide services group of Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILTF). Spacenet Inc., based in McLean, Virginia, offers connectivity, value-added applications and managed networks to customers in North America and worldwide, including its Connexstar satellite and hybrid terrestrial broadband networking solutions for enterprise and government customers, and StarBand residential and small-office VSAT services. Spacenet has more than 20 years of experience providing wide area networks, application support, customer care and network management for some of the largest satellite-based networks in the world. Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com

Spacenet Media Contact:
David Myers
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
(703) 848-1200
david.myers@spacenet.com