Network Will Serve Enterprises and Cyber Cafes at Hundreds of
                               Sites

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, March 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced it has been chosen by
service provider Satcom Systems Ltd. (TASE:STCM) to provide a SkyEdge
II broadband satellite network to serve several hundred sites
throughout Africa.

The new network, comprising a SkyEdge II hub located in Germany and
hundreds of VSATs, will enable Satcom Systems to expand its services in
West Africa. Satcom Systems is launching a new service, "Ku Plus" on
Intelsat's IS-14 satellite, using the SkyEdge II platform, and will
offer high quality broadband Internet connectivity to small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) in West Africa. The SkyEdge II network will deliver
a wide range of interactive data applications, including VoIP, video
conferencing and virtual private networks.

Satcom Systems is a leading service provider to customers operating
beyond the reach of traditional telecom networks. For more than a
decade, Satcom Systems has deployed VSAT networks from Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. to fulfill a wide range of customer requirements. With
products and solutions deployed in over 60 countries worldwide, Satcom
Systems provides high quality, cost-effective and efficient
communication services to governments, enterprises and consumers
wherever they are.

"We determined that SkyEdge II delivers superior space-segment
efficiency, while at the same time enabling us to provide a highly
effective, dependable solution to our customers," said Daniel Schapiro,
VP Sales Africa for Satcom Systems. "SkyEdge II's low total cost of
ownership allows us to broaden our scope to serve new markets,
including the fast-growing African SME segment."

Aharon Fuchs, Regional VP Sales, Europe, for Gilat Network Systems,
said, "SkyEdge II is well-suited to help Satcom Systems deliver
reliable, high-performance Internet services and to meet the complex
networking requirements of its enterprise clients. The ability of
SkyEdge II to help Satcom Systems serve the needs of both African
corporate clients and cyber cafes is the latest example of the broad
appeal of our products worldwide."

Gilat's SkyEdge II is a multi-service platform enabling the delivery of
high-quality voice, broadband data and video services for diverse
environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul
and government network applications. 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.
Gilat's diverse portfolio of SkyEdge II VSATs are all supported by a
unified platform, offering service providers the most suitable product
for their application needs as well as the flexibility to evolve their
networks. The newest addition to Gilat's SkyEdge II portfolio is
NetEdge(TM), a dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically
designed to meet the needs of corporations and cellular backhaul
applications.

About Satcom Systems

Based in Israel, Satcom Systems is a leading provider of fixed and
mobile communication services to government agencies, enterprises and
consumers in more than 60 countries worldwide. The Company delivers
advanced fixed and mobile satellite communication solutions to
customers operating beyond the reach of traditional telecommunications
networks. For more information, please visit www.gilat.net.

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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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
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associated with Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


CONTACT:  Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
          Media:
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