Gilat Satcom’s SuricatePRO Connects Iridium Users in Underground, Closed and Remote Facilities
February 6, 2012 (Petach Tikva, Israel) – Gilat Satcom (www.gilat.net), a leading provider of domestic and international fiber and satellite-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, announced today that it has released to market SuricatePRO™, a revolutionary communication solution that provides people in underground and other closed facilities with the ability to communicate over Iridium satellite phones. Providing coverage extension for Iridium devices, SuricatePRO extends telephony throughout the facility without loss of signal quality.
SuricatePRO is the perfect solution for using Iridium devices without sky view. Satphone users in mines, secure military installations, underground facilities and remote locations without sky view can quickly set up a SuricatePRO communication link that enables seamless communication with the Iridium satellite constellation.
Gilat Satcom’s Mobile Satellite Director, Ami Schneider, declared, “With SuricatePRO, we deliver telephone communication to formerly impossible-to-reach locations and secure facilities. Now, after only a very simple installation of small, lightweight equipment, Iridium subscribers can gain reliable access to the Iridium network.”
SuricatePRO takes advantage of Foxcom’s leading RF-over-fiber technology. To enjoy the benefits of SuricatePRO, customers need only to install outdoor and indoor units connected via fiber (up to 3 km). Immediately, Iridium satphone users in the room can access the Iridium constellation as if they had clear sky view.
Jack Hotz, Foxcom’s CEO, stated, “SuricatePRO takes advantage of our innovative fiber-based solutions. This new product provides customers with an easily installable, complete solution to satphone telephony from challenging and even otherwise-impossible circumstances.”
The SuricatePRO solution is available today.
About Gilat Satcom
Gilat Satcom is a communication solutions provider offering domestic and international satellite and fiber-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. With successful deployments in over 50 countries, Gilat Satcom delivers high-quality, cost-effective and efficient communication solutions to telcos, ISPs, governments, enterprise customers and international organizations. Always attuned to our customers’ needs, we make space for everyone.
About Foxcom
Foxcom, a division of Onepath Networks Ltd., is a leading provider of RF-over-fiber solutions for the commercial, government and military markets. Foxcom is capable of offering a wide range of “off the shelf” and customized solutions to meet the most demanding of applications. Foxcom’s vision is to be the pioneer in providing high-performance and innovative fiber-based solutions for today’s increasing demand for data and connectivity.