Paris / Petah Tikva, Israel- Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) has selected Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) to power a new range of broadband services in Western Russia. Eutelsat has selected Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge II-c small user terminals to deliver broadband services using the new Express AMU1/EUTELSAT 36C satellite.

The hub will be installed at the Dubna satellite centre operated by RSCC, near Moscow. The satellite’s High Throughput payload comprises 18 Ka-band beams delivering