[SatNews] Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company (OJSCo) and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) have signed an agreement to use the SkyEdge II-c network for multi-application satellite managed services for Azercosmos customers. 

"Our Azerspace-1 satellite reaches a customer base spanning Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus," pointed out Rashad Nabiyev, CEO of Azercosmos. “We appreciate the multi-application nature of Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform, which enables us to target a diverse set of markets including broadband, mobility and cellular backhauling.”

“We are pleased to have been selected by the leading satellite operator in Azerbaijan and the Central Asia region,” said Erez Antebi, Gilat's CEO. "We are proud to be working together with Azercosmos to bring advanced communication services to the Consumer, Enterprise and Government sectors.”

For additional information regarding Azercosmos, please visit http://www.azercosmos.az/

Gilat's infosite may be accessed at http://www.gilat.com/