Spacenet Announces Availability of its
New StarBand Nova Pro Service
McLean, VA, December 21, 2006 - 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®
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™ commercial-grade WAN solutions designed
for retail, energy, financial services, hospitality and government
customers, as well as its StarBand® 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.
Spacenet Media Contact:
Stan Schneider, Schneider Communications
Ph. 954-435-3310, stan@schneidercom.com
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