Gilat Satellite Networks, a world-leading company that offers satellite solutions, said in a company statement that its subsidiary — Gilat To Home Peru — was given a three-year contract worth $9.6 million by Banco de la Nación to provide satellite connectivity for 320 rural locations, plus a disaster recovery site in Chiclayo.
With this new project, Gilat will be using the SkyEdge 2 platform, featuring the cutting edge WebEnhance VSAT to provide broadband connectivity to various bank branches all over Peru. This expanded business partnership will enable Banco de la Nación to connect remote offices with enterprise applications and to offer ATM and online banking access to clients in remote and itinerant branches.
Also as part of the contract, Gilat will provide a satellite backup to the Bank’s data center by deploying a disaster recovery site in Chiclayo — a city to found at the northern part of Peru. Satellite backup will ensure continuous broadband connectivity, enabling mission critical operations to move forward during emergency outages when terrestrial systems fail.
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