New VSAT Network for SIPAM is Expected to Greatly Improve
   Performance of Weather Forecasting and Security Applications
                      for Government Agencies

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Feb. 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced that Brazil's Amazonian
Protection System (SIPAM) will deploy a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband
satellite communications network at more than 1,000 sites. SIPAM
operates a sophisticated network of cartography and telemetry systems
that provide information to help manage weather forecasting, security
and other public services in the remote Amazonian region.

The SkyEdge II VSAT network will serve as the foundation of SIPAM's
efforts to modernize its communications infrastructure. The new
broadband satellite network will enable SIPAM to more effectively
disseminate critical information to Amazonian states and cities and the
dozens of institutions and isolated sites that rely on SIPAM data to
meet the demands of the region's population.

"We expect our new Gilat SkyEdge II network to dramatically improve the
speed and reliability of communications between our facilities and
remote sites," said SIPAM Technical Director Cristiano da Cunha Duarte.
"This means we can increase the quality of information -- including
weather bulletins -- that we provide to the press, civil defense,
educational institutions and researchers nationwide. When completed, we
expect the performance of our broadband communications network to meet
or exceed that of commercial broadband services available to Brazil's
largest corporations."

Russell Ribeiro, Gilat Regional Vice President, Latin America, said,
"SIPAM's selection of the SkyEdge II platform is the most recent
example of how organizations are trusting Gilat's advanced VSAT
technology to solve some of the world's most demanding communications
challenges. This new broadband network will help SIPAM quickly
disseminate important information to enable federal, state and
municipal authorities to provide security for remote citizens. It will
also help those authorities improve overall quality of life for
indigenous tribes and other citizens in the nation's most isolated
regions."

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
NetEdgeTM, a dedicated solution for multi star networks, specifically
designed to meet the needs of corporations and cellular backhaul
applications.

About SIPAM

Brazil's Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) is an entity linked to the
Presidential Staff Office, managed by the Operations and Management
Center of the Amazonian Protection System (Censipam). Supported by a
complex technological foundation and an institutional network, SIPAM
works as a systemic organization for producing and delivering technical
information. By integrating up-to-date information to subsidize
government planning and coordination of global actions for the
Brazilian Legal Amazon, SIPAM contributes to the protection, inclusion
and sustainable development of the Amazonian region. As such, the
system generates products and services of strategic interest for
government institutions and Amazonian communities, at its Technical and
Operations Centers in Belém, Manaus and Porto Velho. Data is
evaluated, treated, disseminated, integrated, and becomes reliable
information, which can significantly expand knowledge, as well as
subsidize public policies for the region. For more information, please
visit www.sipam.gov.br/en.

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. For more information, please visit www.gilat.com.

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CONTACT:  Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 
          Kim Kelly
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