Gilat Satellite Networks has launched WebEnhance, the industry's first VSAT with upgradeable, high-capacity, multi Giga byte microSD memory.

Based on an innovative CacheMode technology, the WebEnhance enables operators to offer customers high throughput broadband IP services of up to 30 Mbps while reducing satellite bandwidth costs. microSD removable flash memory cards are commonly used in cellular phones, digital cameras and other portable digital devices.

The WebEnhance was showcased for the first time at Satellite 2011 in Washington D.C this week.

The innovative WebEnhance VSAT is designed for high throughput broadband networks, such as e-Education and e-Government projects with multi PC sites, as well as consumer and enterprise Internet networks.

Product highlights:

+ High performance VSAT with download rates of up to 30 Mbps

+ Innovative CacheMode technology with upgradeable multi-Giga Byte microSD memory which accelerates delivery of web content to end users

+ Transparent local caching via unicast and support for multicast-based content distribution

+ Feature-rich functionality - optimizing performance of multiple layers with TCP and HTTP acceleration, QoS, VoIP and compression

+ High availability and efficiency - utilizing DVB-S2 ACM and inbound ACM

Among the first customers of WebEnhance is GlobalSat, a leading service provider in Mexico. Gilat and GlobalSat have a long standing partnership across several projects, including deploying a satellite based network for Enciclomedia (), a large scale federal e-Education program.

"WebEnhance's unique CacheMode technology promises to bring GlobalSat customers an improved web experience while reducing our operating expenses - a key competitive advantage for us. Being able to upgrade the 4GB microSD cache memory to 16 GB, 32 GB or even more in the future is a major advantage, not possible with any other platform on the market today." - Eric Catano Araiza, General Director, GlobalSat

"Powered by the innovative capabilities of our CacheMode technology, the WebEnhance was developed to alleviate operator's delivery challenges as they look to offer improved web experience for Internet users while reducing satellite bandwidth costs.

"An industry first, the WebEnhance offers operators new revenue generating opportunities with the simplicity and flexibility they need to manage multiple PC environments, catering to consumer, enterprise or government projects." - Doron Elinav, VP Marketing and Business Development, Gilat