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Gilat Satellite Networks - Undiscovered Investment In Satellite Communications

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Summary

  • Satellite communications accelerates the Global Village.
  • Satellite communications enable new military systems like drones and unmanned surface vehicles.
  • Small cell satellite backhaul enables cellular service for unserved and under-served areas.
  • Consumer-based satellite customer premises equipment enables Internet anywhere.
  • Gilat Satellite Networks is a leader in this "space" repositioned to accelerate future growth.

Undiscovered Investment in Satellite Communication Networks

First, let's all make sure we know something about Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT), the industry it serves, why I believe solid long-term growth lies ahead. I'll also say right upfront this brief report should not be considered an "analyst report" full of numbers written for other analysts and investment professionals. It is written for you!

The Evolution of Commercial Satellite Communications

The commercial SATCOM industry was launched in 1965 to provide a few basic telephone and TV circuits for AT&T and a few TV stations. Over the years, satellites became important long haul transmission facilities for telephone companies eventually providing satellite networks via VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) networks for businesses dispersed over a wide areas spanning even continents. This included gasoline stations, restaurants, banks, distance learning and indeed any business spread out over a wide area. The VSATs offered such companies an alternative to using the telephone utilities and their government controlled regulations.

This industry matured over the years until recently when technology advances inclusive of the Internet replacing the switched network created a whole new set of uses for satellite-based communications, some of which are emerging as this report is written.

Internet Aboard Commercial and Corporate Passenger Aircraft

Soon, passengers aboard commercial airplanes (already aboard corporate jets) will be able to use their laptops, smartphones, tablets with a wireless capability to communicate just as now done in your home, office, car, etc. This is already being implemented by Boeing with Honeywell as prime contractor (GlobalXpress) and should be available on airplanes soon. It already is available aboard private corporate jets. Gilat Satellite Networks is Honeywell's provider of the aircraft to satellite microwave communication system.

Satellite on the Move (SOTM)

Satellites and Ka band (very high frequency microwave equipment designed to operate in the

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Personal: Born in Germany, raised in Sweden, married 60 years Education: Electrical Engineering, LSU, major in Communications Diplomas/certifications: business administration, Financial services Series 7, 24, investment adviser(retired registrations, Certified Arbitrator(NASD/FINRA no longer active) Professional: Senior Life Member of IEEE, Past Chairman of IEEE Communications Society(New Jersey), Cape Canaveral Section, Managing Editor of IEEE communications Newsletter Scientific/corporate Experience: Communications engineer in satellites, networks, intelligence, space exploration . Corporate management Investment experience: Founder and Editor of Discovery Letter(published for 20 years), broker, branch manager, NASD Arbitrator, compliance officer, TV panelist Honors: Certificate of Appreciation from the Chairman of SEC, 2013 Outstanding Young Man of America, 1967, Proclaimed as "Gunther Karger Day of miami Dade County, May 17, 2011 Speaking/author: Lecturer aboard major cruise lines (2003-2006), author of "Thieves on Wall Street", 1995, "Wall Street & Govt Fraud" 2005, "My Life-Rising from the Ashes of the Holocaust and Global Society Rising, 2014, Columns on investment ethics in business publications.

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