[2] In March 2005, StarBand Communications was wholly acquired by Spacenet, a division of Gilat Satellite Networks, which continued to operate the service.
Launched in November 2000, StarBand began selling the Gilat Satellite Networks SkyBlaster PCI card VSAT.
In 2002, StarBand switched to Gilat's Model 360 VSAT, which enabled higher speed and allowed USB or Ethernet connections, but still required driver software to communicate.
In 2003, StarBand introduced the Model 480 modem (based on the Gilat Skystar 360E VSAT), which connected via Ethernet, supported multiple computers/OSes and required no additional software.
The StarBand Nova modems were capable of higher speeds, optimized for VoIP, VPN, and worked on a more efficient hub.