PARIS — Satellite broadband ground hardware manufacturer Gilat Satellite Networks reported big increases in revenue, operating income and backlog for 2011 and said growth would continue with Ka-band satellite projects sponsored by governments and with defense forces’ increased use of satellites for mobile communications.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris bureau chief for SpaceNews.