McLean, VA, January 25, 2010 — Spacenet Inc. has collaborated with its partners to leverage its coverage and capabilities in Haiti to assist with the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake. The company has ramped up its operations and support organizations to expedite delivery of fixed and transportable satellite equipment and services, and is working with partners to donate satellite equipment and space segment to various relief organizations. These services include high speed commercial grade broadband data and digital voice capability. Spacenet has developed a Rapid Response Team to support recovery efforts in the area and is offering special service terms to those units deployed in Haiti.
“Spacenet is committed to helping with relief efforts in Haiti during this difficult time,” said Spacenet President and COO Glenn Katz. “We are working with a number of our partners in the area so we can collectively leverage our resources to provide assistance and expedite emergency communications solutions where and when they are most needed. At the same time, we are implementing permanent communications to replace or supplement components damaged by the earthquake.”
Spacenet has created a special toll-free hotline and website for representatives of organizations taking part in the disaster recovery effort to inquire about Spacenet assistance. For more information call 800-296-5818 or visit www.spacenet.com/relief-efforts.
About Spacenet®
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is one of the world’s leading
providers of high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking
solutions for US based enterprise, government and small office/small business
customers. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership
and innovation, and today has more than 100,000 operational network endpoints
for customers including many Fortune 500 companies and major government
agencies. Spacenet’s services include its custom satellite and hybrid
network solutions for enterprise and government; Connexstar™ VSAT
services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand®
broadband Internet by satellite. 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, Virginia; Atlanta,
Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:
GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.