O2 LOCAL EMPOWERMENT O2 VILLAGE ISLAND This Gilat Satcom offering provides internet infrastructure via a private satellite network to what the company calls a nano-ISP. Examples of nano- ISPs include schools, shops, and churches, where the carrier installs hardware to receive the satellite signals. The carrier resells the signal to nano-ISPs for a very low cost. Prices are expected to be as low as $1 a month, and the network is designed to scale up. It thus enables local entities (nano- ISPs) to become small businesses. 65
