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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has recently signed two deals with telecommunications companies for its SkyEdge II-c Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network platform. On Monday, Gilat announced a $3 million deal with an unnamed “Tier-1 telco” in Latin America to deploy VSATs in remote schools to bridge the digital divide.
The SkyEdge II-c VSAT network platform can support different applications including In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), broadband consumer access, and cellular backhaul. Gilat has worked on a number of projects in Latin America including Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil.
Also, on April 22, Gilat announced a $5 million deal for cellular backhaul over satellite expansion from an unnamed “Tier-1 mobile network carrier” in Japan. The mobile carrier will utilize Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to expand coverage to rural zones that do not have fiber, and to provide emergency response in the case of earthquakes or other natural disasters.
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Speedcast has secured a five-year contract with
Stena Drilling to expand its communications service with a new solution designed to maximize operational effectiveness and support the digital transformation of Stena’s global fleet. Speedcast announced the deal April 13. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The company has worked with Stena Drilling for years. Now, Speedcast said it will provide advanced Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) modem technology; multi-orbit and tri-band antenna systems; SD-WAN, out-of-band management and telemetry applications; and an enhanced design to maximize LTE coverage.
“Our team is keenly focused on investing in innovation and technology for our globally dispersed fleet,” said Ian Fraser, IT manager at Stena Drilling. “To accomplish our goals, it is paramount that we partner with a technology advocate that will work in collaboration with our team to continue enhancing the connectivity solutions we believe will maximiz
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COMMENT | As it is, the Orang Asal (otherwise also known popularly or colloquially as the Orang Asli) are the aboriginal peoples of Malaysia – whose native pedigree stretches back thousands of years – and by default bestowed with the special position as enshrined in Article 153 of our Federal Constitution.
However, like their counterparts in many parts of the world, they remain marginalised and left behind in national development.
Article 8 of the Federal Constitution on equality before the law further provides under sub-article 5 that this doesn’t invalidate or prohibit (c) “any provision for the protection, well-being or advancement of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula (including the reservation of land) or the reservation to aborigines of a reasonable proportion of suitable positions in the public service …”
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