ICE Also Expands Existing SkyEdge Network as Part of Its
                   Universal Service Obligation

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Feb. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced that it has received new
orders from Costa Rica's national telecommunications operator,
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for the deployment of
Gilat's VSAT platforms to provide broadband services to approximately
1,000 new sites.

For Costa Rica's corporate sector, Gilat will provide a new SkyEdge II
broadband satellite network, to the country's state-owned Internet
operator, Radiografica Costarricense, (RACSA), a subsidiary of ICE, to
serve 500 corporate and financial customers. The new network will
enable the delivery of a wide variety of broadband services, including
interactive data applications such as videoconferencing, virtual
private networks, VoIP services, IP multicasting and broadband Internet
connectivity. Gilat's SkyEdge II is ideally suited to meet the
mission-critical application requirements of the corporate and
financial services industry such as high-speed connectivity to allow
high throughput for file transfer. Other benefits include the delivery
of voice-quality telephony, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) to
prioritize application data traffic, reliability and high availability.

ICE is also expanding its existing SkyEdge network to provide internet
access and toll-quality telephony to an additional 500 rural locations,
meeting its Universal Service Obligations. The network will also
provide satellite backhaul for wireless Internet access to those
citizens.

ICE is a long-standing Gilat customer, having deployed Gilat VSAT
networks nationwide since 2005.

"We are pleased to be able to add Gilat's SkyEdge II sophisticated
technology to offer broadband services to the country's corporate
sector. With its high efficiency and adaptivity, SkyEdge II gets the
most out of the satellite link while providing high-speed connectivity
to allow high throughput for file transfer; voice quality for
telephony; and other critical services for this sector," said ICE Ing.
Douglas Cubero. "Gilat has demonstrated a very high level of commitment
to customer support and a solid track record for providing superior
telecommunications services. The addition of the new SkyEdge II network
in addition to the SkyEdge network expansion, will help us to continue
to serve the needs of our citizens in an efficient manner."

Russell Ribeiro, Gilat Network Systems' Regional Vice President, Latin
America, said, "We are pleased to have been chosen once again to help
address the communications needs of Costa Rica's financial and rural
communities. Continuing our relationship with ICE helps us bring a
highly efficient, dependable communications systems to the citizens of
Costa Rica."

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
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.

Gilat's SkyEdge is a satellite communications system that delivers
high-quality voice, broadband data and video services over a powerful
unified system. SkyEdge represents Gilat's extensive knowledge base and
field-proven product offering, acquired through two decades of
experience. SkyEdge's flexible architecture and efficient space-segment
utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service
providers.

About Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE):

Costa Rica's national telecommunications operator, Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad, (ICE), offers fixed and mobile telephony
as well as data/Internet communications. ICE is a government entity
that has distinguished itself in Central America as a leader in the
development and implementation of new technologies. It offers a wide
variety of services in Costa Rica and has several technological
platforms that allow it to diversify the service options for its
customers, both residential and corporate. For more information visit
www.grupoice.com.

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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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.


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