Gilat Propels the Russian DTH Market into Broadband Services

NTV-Plus has recently selected the broadband service developed by Eutelsat Networks and powered by Gilat’s high-performance VSATs to offer high-speed Internet to DTH subscribers across the European part of the Russian Federation.

Gilat’s satellite solution provides affordable high-quality broadband, leveraging multibeam high-throughput capacity on the Express AMU1/EUTELSAT 36C satellite, whose wide-beam capacity is already used by NTV-Plus for TV broadcasting.

The service is based on Gilat’s leading broadband VSATs, Gemini (for enterprise) and the innovative Scorpio, VSAT-in-a-Box outdoor terminal, both supporting self-install and automatic service activation.

DTH providers in Russia, looking to bring Internet service to their subscribers, are embracing the fast growing broadband over satellite market. NTV-Plus has joined this flourishing market, offering Gilat’s high-performance VSATs for Internet service to their installed base. The service is intended for both private consumers and corporate customers in unserved and underserved locations.