Spacenet Announces Availability of its New StarBand Nova Pro Service

Business Wire, Dec 21, 2006

MCLEAN, Va. -- Spacenet today announced the availability of its new StarBand Nova Pro satellite broadband Internet service for residential customers, which is offered at StarBand's lowest price points ever. The Nova Pro service, along with the Nova Ultimate service, which was launched in September, are part of StarBand's completely revamped product line aimed at small office and home users looking for a more reliable, professional-grade broadband satellite Internet connection at an affordable price.

The Nova services utilize the advanced Gilat SkyEdge VSAT platform for improved speed and user experience. The Nova Pro service offers speeds of up to 512 kbps download and 128 kbps upload for $49.99 per month, while the Nova Ultimate provides speeds of up to 1 Mbps download and 256 kbps upload for $129.99 per month. Both services are available for an equipment purchase price of only $299 plus dealer installation where applicable.

Spacenet Vice President of Channel and Consumer Sales Steven D'Argenio said, "The Nova Ultimate service launched in September has generated a lot of demand, and we know that there is already a high demand for the new Nova Pro service. The Nova services offer an exceptional value by delivering professional quality satellite broadband performance in a very affordable package, and we are excited to satisfy our customers' high-speed Internet requirements with our new offerings."

Interested customers or satellite service dealers can find more information about the new StarBand Nova services at the newly updated www.starband.com website.

About StarBand by Spacenet

Launched in November 2000, StarBand was the pioneering provider of two-way broadband Internet access by satellite for consumers and small businesses in the United States. Acquired by enterprise networks provider Spacenet Inc. in March 2005, StarBand remains a leader in broadband satellite available virtually anywhere for home and small office customers. For more information about StarBand's new Nova services, visit www.starband.com.

About Spacenet[R]

Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of wireless and hybrid terrestrial broadband services for enterprise, government and home/small office customers in the United States and worldwide and serves more than 100,000 network endpoints. Spacenet's services include its Connexstar[TM] commercial-grade WAN solutions designed for retail, energy, financial services, hospitality and government customers, as well as its StarBand[R] Internet access service, the pioneer in two-way direct-to-home broadband VSAT services. Spacenet also provides specialized VSAT-based solutions for disaster recovery, business continuity, remote and mobile communications needs. Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure including network management, field services and teleport facilities in McLean; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.