Spacenet Announces Availability of its New StarBand
Nova Pro Service
McLean, VA, December 21, 2006 - Spacenet today
announced the availability of its new StarBand Nova Pro satellite
broadband Internet service for residential customers, which is
offered at StarBand’s lowest price points ever. The Nova
Pro service, along with the Nova Ultimate service, which was launched
in September, are part of StarBand’s completely revamped
product line aimed at small office and home users looking for
a more reliable, professional-grade broadband satellite Internet
connection at an affordable price.
The Nova services utilize the advanced Gilat SkyEdge VSAT platform
for improved speed and user experience. The Nova Pro service offers
speeds of up to 512 kbps download and 128 kbps upload for $49.99
per month, while the Nova Ultimate provides speeds of up to 1
Mbps download and 256 kbps upload for $129.99 per month. Both
services are available for an equipment purchase price of only
$299 plus dealer installation where applicable.
Spacenet Vice President of Channel and Consumer Sales Steven
D’Argenio said, “The Nova Ultimate service launched
in September has generated a lot of demand, and we know that there
is already a high demand for the new Nova Pro service. The Nova
services offer an exceptional value by delivering professional
quality satellite broadband performance in a very affordable package,
and we are excited to satisfy our customers’ high-speed
Internet requirements with our new offerings.”
Interested customers or satellite service dealers can find more
information about the new StarBand Nova services at the newly
updated www.starband.com
website.
About StarBand by Spacenet
Launched in November 2000, StarBand was the pioneering provider
of two-way broadband Internet access by satellite for consumers
and small businesses in the United States. Acquired by enterprise
networks provider Spacenet Inc. in March 2005, StarBand remains
a leader in broadband satellite available virtually anywhere for
home and small office customers. For more information about StarBand’s
new Nova services, visit www.starband.com.
About Spacenet®
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of wireless
and hybrid terrestrial broadband services for enterprise, government
and home/small office customers in the United States and worldwide
and serves more than 100,000 network endpoints. Spacenet's services
include its Connexstar™ commercial-grade WAN solutions designed
for retail, energy, financial services, hospitality and government
customers, as well as its StarBand® Internet access service,
the pioneer in two-way direct-to-home broadband VSAT services.
Spacenet also provides specialized VSAT-based solutions for disaster
recovery, business continuity, remote and mobile communications
needs. Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its
own end-to-end services infrastructure including network management,
field services and teleport facilities in McLean; Atlanta, Georgia;
and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). 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
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