Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Alef Soluciones Integrales and Corporative Lanix to provide a Skyedge VSAT network to more than 7,700 Mexican public-school classrooms, Gilat announced Dec. 4.

Deployment of the network hub and 4,400 terminals has begun in the middle-school phase of the Mexican Ministry of Education’s computer-based Enciclomedia program, which integrates federal education resources such as textbooks, digital content and virtual activities to enhance students’ classroom experience.

Earlier this year, Gilat provided more than 15,000 Skyedge VSATs and services to leading Mexican technology firms to support the primary-school phase of the program. Following the current deployment, the number of classrooms connected via Skyedge will total more than 41,000 primary- and middle-school venues. The Mexican government plans to expand the program to about 182,000 classrooms.