Netcom Africa Selects Gilat SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network to Serve West...

Netcom Africa Selects Gilat SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network to Serve West
Africa's Corporate Sector

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite Networks
Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced that it has been chosen by Netcom Africa
Limited to provide a SkyEdge II network that will serve West Africa's corporate,
energy and financial sectors. Based in Nigeria, Netcom is a leading
communication infrastructure provider for satellite and wireless broadband
solutions.

Netcom chose Gilat's SkyEdge II network to provide VoIP and high-speed data
networking services. Gilat's SkyEdge II is well-suited to meet the requirements
of the corporate and banking industry while providing secure connectivity. Other
benefits include the delivery of voice quality telephony, advanced Quality of
Service (QoS) to prioritize application data traffic, and unified networks for
multiple bank branches.

"We determined that Gilat's SkyEdge II provides the highest space segment
savings, while at the same time enabling us to provide a high-performance,
reliable solution to our customers," said Yen Choi, Netcom's Group Executive
Vice President and CTO. "Gilat's ability to anticipate and meet our requirements
is the foundation of what we expect will be a successful, long-term business
relationship."

Nir Korman, Gilat's regional vice president, Africa, said, "We are pleased to
have been chosen by Netcom to provide a SkyEdge II broadband satellite network.
SkyEdge II is an excellent solution for the corporate and banking sectors, fully
meeting their strict requirements."

SkyEdge II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS. With better
efficiencies and full adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it
provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users.
SkyEdge II enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video
services for diverse environments including enterprises, rural networks,
cellular backhaul and government network applications.

About Netcom Africa

Netcom Africa is a leading telecommunication services supplier in West Africa.
Netcom Africa provides "best of breed" solutions to telecommunication carriers,
GSM / CDMA operators, ISPs, multinationals, banks, oil & gas and government.

Netcom Africa provides clients with a unique solution utilizing its
infrastructure of satellite, fiber and microwave technologies. With multiple
VSAT hubs globally and direct submarine capacity through geographically diverse
routes, Netcom Africa's redundant network is peered with multiple tier one
network providers in the USA and UK. Netcom Africa maintains thousands of
circuits across multiple satellites including Intelsat and SES.

Netcom Africa is an ISO9001:2000 registered company with the British Standards
Institute (BSI) and the first company in Africa to achieve a TL9000
certification demonstrating a strong commitment to deliver mission critical
services. Netcom Africa has been awarded "Best VSAT Company of the Year", "Best
ISP of the Year" and "Best Broadband Company of the Year" from IT Telecom &
Digest and the Nigerian IT & Telecom's award for 3 years.

About Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) is a leading provider of products
and services for satellite-based communications networks. The Company operates
under three business units: (i) Gilat Network Systems, a provider of network
systems and associated professional services to service providers and operators
worldwide; (ii) Spacenet Inc., A provider of managed services in North America
to the business and government segments; and (iii) Spacenet Rural
Communications, a provider of rural telephony and Internet access solutions to
remote areas, primarily in Latin America.

Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 Very Small Aperture
Terminals (VSATs) to more than 85 countries across six continents. Gilat's
headquarters is located in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Company has 16 sales and
service offices worldwide. Gilat markets a full line of high-performance VSATs
under the SkyEdge(tm) and SkyEdge II Product Family.

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Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or
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statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business
conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat's products,
inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and
applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat's products, loss of market
share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of
competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion,
loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel,
inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated
with Gilat's international operations and its location in Israel. For additional
information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with
Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Media Contact:
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+972-3-925-2406
Kimk@gilat.com