What is StarBand?

StarBand, a service brand of Spacenet Inc., is two-way, always-on, high-speed satellite Internet service available for residential, telecommuter and small business customers throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and several Caribbean and Central American countries. StarBand was founded in 2000, and in 2005 it was merged into the operations of Spacenet Inc.

Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for business, government and small business customers in the United States and worldwide. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership and innovation, and today has deployed more than 100,000 network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet's services include its custom satellite/hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government; Connexstar TM VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand(r) broadband Internet by satellite. 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.