[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] Burmese TV station and systems integrator Sky Net has selected Gilat’s network for cellular backhaul in Myanmar. Sky Net and Gilat won the bid of a prominent Mobile Network Operator (MNO) for a turnkey solution for satellite-based cellular backhaul. The MNO is one of four licensed operators in Myanmar collectively tasked with reaching 90 percent of the country by 2020.

Gilat is involved in several satcom projects in Myanmar as well as with a foreign subsidiary of the MNO. Sky Net is a subsidiary of Shwe Than Lwin Media that has broadcasted Direct-to-Home (DTH) since 2010 and offered multi-play services since 2011. The company uses satellite communications to assure countrywide coverage.