Ace Hardware recently selected Spacenet to provide its member retailers in the United States with nationwide, commercial-grade broadband connectivity. Spacenet is the worldwide services group of Gilat Satellite Networks. The company offers connectivity, applications and managed networks to customers in North America and worldwide. Its services include the Connexstar satellite and hybrid terrestrial broadband networking solutions for enterprise and government customers and the StarBand residential and small-office very small aperture terminal services. Spacenet has more than 20 years of experience providing wide area networks, application support, customer care and network management for some of the largest satellite-based networks in the world. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks of Petah Tikva, Israel. Spacenet is based in McLean, Va.