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Viasat (American company)

January 30, 2023

For other uses, see Viasat.
Not to be confused with Viacom.

Viasat Inc. is an American communications company based in Carlsbad, California, with additional operations across the United States and worldwide. Viasat is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets.[3][4][5]

Viasat, Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryCommunications
FoundedMay 1986; 36 years ago (1986-05) in Carlsbad, California, United States
HeadquartersCarlsbad, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Mark D. Dankberg
    (CEO, Board Chairman)[1]
  • Richard A. Baldridge
    (Vice Chairman)[1]
  • Shawn Duffy (CFO)
  • Kevin Harkenrider (COO)
Products
ServicesSecure networking
Satellite Internet access
Revenue US$2.78 billion (2022)
US$8.33 million (2022)
US$−2.48 million (2022)
Total assets US$6.39 billion (2022)
Total equity US$2.68 billion (2022)
Number of employees
c. 7,000 (2022)
Websiteviasat.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of March 31, 2022[2]

History

Viasat was co-founded in May 1986 by Mark Dankberg, Mark Miller and Steve Hart.[6][7][8] Mark Dankberg became chief executive officer and Mark Miller and Steve Hart became chief technical officers.[7] Viasat received venture capital financing of $300,000 from Southern California Ventures.[7][8] In December 1996, Viasat had its initial public offering (IPO).[7][6] In 1999, Viasat moved into its headquarters in Carlsbad, California.[9] Viasat launched a spin-off company, TrellisWare Technology, in 2000. The self-funded company focuses on developing communications and signal processing systems.[10]

The acquisition of the satellite networking business of Scientific-Atlanta for $75 million in cash in 2000 helped Viasat to focus on providing technology for interactive services to businesses.[11]

In 2001, Viasat started working with Boeing on Connexion broadband for airliners.[6] The company acquired Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications' products unit, Comsat Laboratories in 2001 for an undisclosed amount.[7][12][13] Comsat Laboratories is Viasat's technology and product development group for communication systems focusing on developing new technologies for extremely bandwidth efficient, high data rate satellite transmission.[12][13][14] In 2001, Viasat also purchased US Monolithics, a company focused on designing high frequency broadband circuitry, for around $30 million.[7][15][16]

Eutelsat entered an agreement in 2001 to use Viasat's LinkStar high performance IP terminals for their broadband multimedia network over Ku-based FSS satellites.[17] Viasat entered a joint venture in 2001 with Loral Skynet to found Immeon Networks to develop the Immeon satellite bandwidth-on-demand service sold in monthly managed service plans. ABC News used Immeon to improve its voice and data-communications for on-location news.[18]

Viasat won a contract with WildBlue Communications worth $16 million in March 2001 to build WildBlue's satellite modems to support the company's initial service launch.[19] WildBlue signed a second contract with Viasat in 2001 for $17 million and Viasat would develop and produce satellite modem termination systems for six gateway stations.[20]

WildBlue launched its internet service in October 2004 after gaining Ka-band transponder capacity on the Telesat Anik F2 satellite. It conducted formal technical testing until January 2005, followed by nationwide beta testing before the first residential retail customers had services installed in June.[21] The WildBlue service was upgraded in 2007 using the satellite WildBlue-1, which launched the year before.[22]

In 2005, Viasat acquired Efficient Channel Coding, a producer of broadband communication integrated circuits and satellite communication systems, which gave Viasat access to the IPStar satellite broadband market.[23][8] Enerdyne, a defense technology firm, was acquired by Viasat in 2006 for an initial investment of $17 million adding its EnerLinks II video data link equipment to Viasat's defense products.[24][8]

Viasat acquired JAST Antenna Systems, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2007. JAST develops microwave circuits and antennas for terrestrial and mobile satellite applications.[25]

On December 15, 2009, Viasat bought WildBlue, based in Colorado, for $568 million in cash and stock. Wildblue also brings its WildBlue-1 satellite and Ka-band capacity on Telesat's Anik F2 and about $75 million in cash and $45 million in tax losses, bringing the net purchase price to about $445 million.[26]

In 2010, Viasat bought Stonewood Group of Dorset, England, an encryption company, for $20 million in cash and stock.[27]

In January 2013, Viasat broke ground for its expansion in Duluth, Georgia, the second largest location after the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California at the time.[citation needed] In 2015, Viasat opened a 116,000 square foot facility at the Arizona State University Research Park in Tempe, Arizona.[28] The Arizona campus focuses on design and manufacturing of advanced microwave communication and radar products, radio frequency systems and cybersecurity.[29] In 2016, Viasat announced a research and development facility in Chennai, India.[30][31] In 2017, Viasat broke ground on an 80,000 square foot facility on the ATLAS property near the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Bryan, Texas.[32][33]

Viasat also acquired LonoCloud, a company focused on cloud networking software, in 2013.[34][35][36]

In 2014, Viasat partnered with Thuraya Telecommunications, a mobile satellite services operator, to provide machine to machine (M2M) services.[37] The same year, Viasat entered a partnership with LightSquared to work on M2M services in vehicular and aviation devices.[38][39] Viasat also teamed with Southern California Edison to provide an easy transition into operational networks.[40] NetNearU based in Bryan/College Station, Texas was acquired in 2014. Focused on government and enterprise customers, NetNearU has a wifi management system called TRACKOS, a cloud-based software.[41][42][43] ViaSat acquired Gray Labs, a company that specialized in satellite-to-earth communications for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in July 2014.[44]

Viasat acquired network virtualization company Engreen in 2015 to enhance its Flexible Broadband System.[45][46] In March 2015, Viasat acquired EAI Design Services in order to add its Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) microprocessor design into satellite and cybersecurity projects.[47]

In 2016, Viasat acquired Arconics, an aviation software provider based in Dublin, Ireland. The company added 40 Arconics employees to its staff and expanded its software offerings as a result of the acquisition.[48]

In 2017, Viasat announced the intention to enter into a joint venture with the European satellite operator Eutelsat.[49] As part of the venture, the companies will jointly operate two new business entities with one owning and operating Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite and wholesale broadband business and the other purchasing KA-SAT satellite-based capacity and marketing retail broadband internet services throughout Europe. Both businesses would be headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.[50] The companies aborted their joint venture plans in April 2018.

The company launched its third (previous satellites were ViaSat-1 and WildBlue-1) satellite, ViaSat-2 on June 1, 2017[51] and ViaSat-3, a high-capacity three satellite constellation, is expected to launch first satellite in 2020.[52]

In December 2020, Viasat acquired RigNet, a secure managed networking solutions and specialized applications developer.[53] RigNet will be incorporated into Viasat’s Global Enterprise and Mobility business unit, providing Viasat access to its digital transformation toolset, end-to-end managed communications, and connectivity service capabilities.[54]

In May 2021, Viasat appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and requested a halt for SpaceX’s ongoing launches of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that power Starlink. Viasat alleged that the Federal Communications Commission's decision did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and said that SpaceX launches should be halted due to "environmental harms when satellites are taken out of orbit; light pollution that alters the night sky; [and] orbital debris." The FCC rejected these claims, and, on July 20, 2021, the judges ruled that SpaceX can keep launching broadband satellites.[55][56][57]

On November 8, 2021, Viasat announced a $7.3 billion deal to purchase Inmarsat for $850 million in cash, approximately 46 million shares of Viasat stock and assumption of $3.4 billion in debt.[58]

On 24 February, 2022, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of Viasat modems got bricked by a "deliberate ... cyber event". Thousands of customers in Europe have been without internet for a month since.[59]

On 3 October, 2022, Viasat and L3Harris announced that L3Harris would purchase Viasat's Tactical Data Link product line and network for $1.96 billion, consisting of Viasat's Link 16's terminals and networks.[60]

Satellites

In July 2013, Viasat was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for Ka-band aeronautical earth stations.[61] Viasat operates resources on four satellites: ViaSat-1, WildBlue1, Anik-F2 and ViaSat-2.[62]

  • Anik-F2 was launched in 2004. It entered service June 2005 (used in testing before that). Its Ka-band resources are operated by ViaSat. The satellite itself belongs to Telesat.
  • WildBlue-1 was launched in December 2006 from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. It weighed 4,735 kilograms or 10,439 pounds.[63] WildBlue-1 became operational in early 2007.[64]
  • ViaSat-1: Space Systems/Loral built ViaSat-1 and it launched from Kazakhstan in October 2011 and entered service in January 2012.[6][65][7] ViaSat-1 covers the residential US with additional coverage in Hawaii, Canada and Alaska through a Ka-band connection.[6] ViaSat-1 runs on fixed beams trained on certain geographic areas.[66]
  • ViaSat-2 expanded the geographic range covered by ViaSat-1.[66] Viasat partnered with Boeing to build the ViaSat-2 satellite.[67] On July 1, 2017 ViaSat-2 was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket.[68][69] The coverage area includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, parts of northern South America and aeronautical and maritime routes across the Atlantic Ocean.[67][6] The satellite entered service February 2018.
  • ViaSat-3: In November 2015, Viasat announced that it was planning to order the first of three ViaSat-3 Ka-band satellites that would expand coverage globally with throughput capacity of one terabit per second for each of the satellites.[70] In 2017, the company said the constellation, when complete, would have more capacity than the rest of the world's spacecraft combined.[71]
  • KA-SAT: In November 2020, Viasat purchased all remaining assets, including the KA-SAT, and ended its joint venture with Eutelsat. Viasat stated that it would begin prepping for ViaSat-3 Americas to launch in late 2021, followed by another ViaSat-3 covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2022.[72]

The ViaSat-3 constellation is expected to be in service by 2022.[73] In addition, there is a contract for a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for another ViaSat-3 class satellite, as well as a third satellite to be launched by United Launch Alliance within a similar timeframe.[52][74]

Viasat Internet

 
Viasat's WiFi modem

Launched in 2012 under the Exede name, Viasat Internet is a broadband internet service that covers areas traditional terrestrial internet service providers do not reach.[75][76] In 2013, the Voice home service was introduced as a companion to the data service.[77][78][79] The company also distributes a business internet, initially called Exede Business, which was launched in 2014.[78][80]

Viasat's Exede Internet is powered by Viasat's ViaSat-1 satellite.[81][82][83][84] The satellite was announced in 2008. Designed by Viasat and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California, the satellite was completed in 2011.[85] It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in October 2011 using a Proton Breeze M rocket. The satellite has a geostationary orbit over North America at 115.1° West longitude. ViaSat-1 has 72 spotbeams.[86] The satellite has 63 beams covering the continental USA and Hawaii, and 9 covering Canada through the Xplornet service.[87] The satellite weighs 6,740 kg[88] and has a 15-year operational life.[86] ViaSat-1 cost $400 million to produce and launch.[89] ViaSat-2, which launched in June 2017, expands the capacity and coverage of the Viasat Internet service.[90][91][92]

Initially the satellite broadband internet was launched as a response to the lack of coverage provided by terrestrial services.[84] The 12 Mbit/s service was faster than earlier satellite internet access options such as WildBlue which could reach 1.5 Mbit/s. In 2016, a 25 Mbit/s download speed was introduced in some areas, as well as a new modem supporting the new speed tier that includes an integrated Wi-Fi router and VoIP adapter.[93] In 2017, Viasat sunsetted the name Exede and rebranded as Viasat Internet.[94][95]

The internet service covers most of the continental U.S. and Hawaii.[82][96] Between 2012 and 2015, the Federal Communications Commission has reported that Viasat's Exede Internet met or surpassed advertised speeds. In the 2015 report, download speeds were just over 100% of advertised, while upload speeds topped 150% of advertised speeds.[97]

The long distance to the geosynchronous orbit used by Viasat has a latency of over 600 ms, over 10 times more than terrestrial or low Earth orbit systems like Starlink, rendering it much less competitive for applications like videoconferencing and video gaming.[98]

Viasat Internet likewise offers voice over IP residential phone service with its Viasat Voice Services.[82] DirecTV is one of the major retailers that offers Viasat Internet to its customers.[99] Dish Network resells the Viasat Internet service and other internet services under its own DishNet brand name.[100]

In-flight internet

In December 2013, Viasat launched its in-flight WiFi service on JetBlue.[101] The fleet contained 190 aircraft using the service in 2014,[102] and 420 in November 2015.[103] The company has since expanded the service to other airlines including United Airlines, American Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Delta, El Al, Aeroméxico, JetBlue, and Qantas.[104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111] The dual-band technology allows airlines to offer connectivity to over 150 customers at a time per plane.[112]

International internet

In 2017, Viasat established a commercial agreement with Grupo Prosperist, a telecommunications service provider in Mexico, to deploy the Community Wi-Fi service. Community Wi-Fi utilizes a centralized hotspot in order to connect to a Viasat satellite and deliver affordable internet service to remote communities in Mexico. By 2019, Community Wi-Fi was now accessible to over one million people throughout Mexico.[113] Facebook also began investing in Community Wi-Fi in 2019 to continue providing high-speed, satellite-powered internet to rural locations across the world.[114][115]

In July 2020, Viasat launched a high-speed residential internet service for Brazil, using bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite. Its minimal infrastructure Wi-Fi service reached across eight states, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Federal District, and Amazonas.[116]

Security systems

Eclypt hard drives and external USB drives produced by Viasat are encrypted to ensure that data stored cannot be retrieved if a computer or storage device is stolen. Eclypt drives are used by governments, military forces, and law enforcement agencies.[117]

Viasat Critical Infrastructure Security was introduced in 2013, designed to stop security breaches and monitor operation of grid networks using real-time intelligence.[118] The process adds encrypted sensors to the critical national infrastructure networks and monitors all abnormal activity through a security operations center.[119] Viasat is working in conjunction with Southern California Edison to enhance their critical infrastructure security systems through a funding from the U.S. Department of Energy meant to improve protection of the nation's electric grid and oil and gas infrastructure from cyber-attack.[120][121]

Government communications

Viasat also offers mobile two-way satellite broadband services to the United States Government.[122] Tactical communications for the US military involves tactical data, information assurance, and satellite communications. Tactical data links provide secure networking for voice and data. Information assurance for encryption devices allow for the transfer of classified data across public networks. Satellite communications give real-time intelligence for command and control functions.[123] The US government uses ArcLight technology over a managed private network that operates on Ku-band satellite links and can use the Yonder global satellite network as well.[61] The worldwide satellite broadband access that Viasat offers allows for airborne mobile broadband for en route communications. The company has an airborne mobility program for C-17 jets and encrypts the satellite to hub link connections for the government.[124] Viasat's Satellite Access Manager (SAM) supports Department of Defense missions through airborne intelligence for surveillance and reconnaissance operations. SAM increases bandwidth utilization and efficiency through real-time network monitoring systems for the ArcLight2 broadband terminals.[125]

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For other uses see Viasat Not to be confused with Viacom Viasat Inc is an American communications company based in Carlsbad California with additional operations across the United States and worldwide Viasat is a provider of high speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets 3 4 5 Viasat Inc TypePublicTraded asNasdaq VSATS amp P 400 componentIndustryCommunicationsFoundedMay 1986 36 years ago 1986 05 in Carlsbad California United StatesHeadquartersCarlsbad California U S Key peopleMark D Dankberg CEO Board Chairman 1 Richard A Baldridge Vice Chairman 1 Shawn Duffy CFO Kevin Harkenrider COO ProductsMilitary communications equipmentHigh speed satellite modemsMIDS and Tactical Data LinksMobile SatcomAntenna systemsVSAT networksBroadband systemsServicesSecure networkingSatellite Internet accessRevenueUS 2 78 billion 2022 Operating incomeUS 8 33 million 2022 Net incomeUS 2 48 million 2022 Total assetsUS 6 39 billion 2022 Total equityUS 2 68 billion 2022 Number of employeesc 7 000 2022 Websiteviasat wbr comFootnotes referencesFinancials as of March 31 2022 update 2 Contents 1 History 2 Satellites 3 Viasat Internet 3 1 In flight internet 3 2 International internet 4 Security systems 4 1 Government communications 5 ReferencesHistory EditViasat was co founded in May 1986 by Mark Dankberg Mark Miller and Steve Hart 6 7 8 Mark Dankberg became chief executive officer and Mark Miller and Steve Hart became chief technical officers 7 Viasat received venture capital financing of 300 000 from Southern California Ventures 7 8 In December 1996 Viasat had its initial public offering IPO 7 6 In 1999 Viasat moved into its headquarters in Carlsbad California 9 Viasat launched a spin off company TrellisWare Technology in 2000 The self funded company focuses on developing communications and signal processing systems 10 The acquisition of the satellite networking business of Scientific Atlanta for 75 million in cash in 2000 helped Viasat to focus on providing technology for interactive services to businesses 11 In 2001 Viasat started working with Boeing on Connexion broadband for airliners 6 The company acquired Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications products unit Comsat Laboratories in 2001 for an undisclosed amount 7 12 13 Comsat Laboratories is Viasat s technology and product development group for communication systems focusing on developing new technologies for extremely bandwidth efficient high data rate satellite transmission 12 13 14 In 2001 Viasat also purchased US Monolithics a company focused on designing high frequency broadband circuitry for around 30 million 7 15 16 Eutelsat entered an agreement in 2001 to use Viasat s LinkStar high performance IP terminals for their broadband multimedia network over Ku based FSS satellites 17 Viasat entered a joint venture in 2001 with Loral Skynet to found Immeon Networks to develop the Immeon satellite bandwidth on demand service sold in monthly managed service plans ABC News used Immeon to improve its voice and data communications for on location news 18 Viasat won a contract with WildBlue Communications worth 16 million in March 2001 to build WildBlue s satellite modems to support the company s initial service launch 19 WildBlue signed a second contract with Viasat in 2001 for 17 million and Viasat would develop and produce satellite modem termination systems for six gateway stations 20 WildBlue launched its internet service in October 2004 after gaining Ka band transponder capacity on the Telesat Anik F2 satellite It conducted formal technical testing until January 2005 followed by nationwide beta testing before the first residential retail customers had services installed in June 21 The WildBlue service was upgraded in 2007 using the satellite WildBlue 1 which launched the year before 22 In 2005 Viasat acquired Efficient Channel Coding a producer of broadband communication integrated circuits and satellite communication systems which gave Viasat access to the IPStar satellite broadband market 23 8 Enerdyne a defense technology firm was acquired by Viasat in 2006 for an initial investment of 17 million adding its EnerLinks II video data link equipment to Viasat s defense products 24 8 Viasat acquired JAST Antenna Systems based in Lausanne Switzerland in 2007 JAST develops microwave circuits and antennas for terrestrial and mobile satellite applications 25 On December 15 2009 Viasat bought WildBlue based in Colorado for 568 million in cash and stock Wildblue also brings its WildBlue 1 satellite and Ka band capacity on Telesat s Anik F2 and about 75 million in cash and 45 million in tax losses bringing the net purchase price to about 445 million 26 In 2010 Viasat bought Stonewood Group of Dorset England an encryption company for 20 million in cash and stock 27 In January 2013 Viasat broke ground for its expansion in Duluth Georgia the second largest location after the company s headquarters in Carlsbad California at the time citation needed In 2015 Viasat opened a 116 000 square foot facility at the Arizona State University Research Park in Tempe Arizona 28 The Arizona campus focuses on design and manufacturing of advanced microwave communication and radar products radio frequency systems and cybersecurity 29 In 2016 Viasat announced a research and development facility in Chennai India 30 31 In 2017 Viasat broke ground on an 80 000 square foot facility on the ATLAS property near the Texas A amp M Health Science Center in Bryan Texas 32 33 Viasat also acquired LonoCloud a company focused on cloud networking software in 2013 34 35 36 In 2014 Viasat partnered with Thuraya Telecommunications a mobile satellite services operator to provide machine to machine M2M services 37 The same year Viasat entered a partnership with LightSquared to work on M2M services in vehicular and aviation devices 38 39 Viasat also teamed with Southern California Edison to provide an easy transition into operational networks 40 NetNearU based in Bryan College Station Texas was acquired in 2014 Focused on government and enterprise customers NetNearU has a wifi management system called TRACKOS a cloud based software 41 42 43 ViaSat acquired Gray Labs a company that specialized in satellite to earth communications for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance in July 2014 44 Viasat acquired network virtualization company Engreen in 2015 to enhance its Flexible Broadband System 45 46 In March 2015 Viasat acquired EAI Design Services in order to add its Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC and Field Programmable Gate Array FPGA microprocessor design into satellite and cybersecurity projects 47 In 2016 Viasat acquired Arconics an aviation software provider based in Dublin Ireland The company added 40 Arconics employees to its staff and expanded its software offerings as a result of the acquisition 48 In 2017 Viasat announced the intention to enter into a joint venture with the European satellite operator Eutelsat 49 As part of the venture the companies will jointly operate two new business entities with one owning and operating Eutelsat s KA SAT satellite and wholesale broadband business and the other purchasing KA SAT satellite based capacity and marketing retail broadband internet services throughout Europe Both businesses would be headquartered in Lausanne Switzerland 50 The companies aborted their joint venture plans in April 2018 The company launched its third previous satellites were ViaSat 1 and WildBlue 1 satellite ViaSat 2 on June 1 2017 51 and ViaSat 3 a high capacity three satellite constellation is expected to launch first satellite in 2020 52 In December 2020 Viasat acquired RigNet a secure managed networking solutions and specialized applications developer 53 RigNet will be incorporated into Viasat s Global Enterprise and Mobility business unit providing Viasat access to its digital transformation toolset end to end managed communications and connectivity service capabilities 54 In May 2021 Viasat appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and requested a halt for SpaceX s ongoing launches of low Earth orbit LEO satellites that power Starlink Viasat alleged that the Federal Communications Commission s decision did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA and said that SpaceX launches should be halted due to environmental harms when satellites are taken out of orbit light pollution that alters the night sky and orbital debris The FCC rejected these claims and on July 20 2021 the judges ruled that SpaceX can keep launching broadband satellites 55 56 57 On November 8 2021 Viasat announced a 7 3 billion deal to purchase Inmarsat for 850 million in cash approximately 46 million shares of Viasat stock and assumption of 3 4 billion in debt 58 On 24 February 2022 the day Russia invaded Ukraine thousands of Viasat modems got bricked by a deliberate cyber event Thousands of customers in Europe have been without internet for a month since 59 On 3 October 2022 Viasat and L3Harris announced that L3Harris would purchase Viasat s Tactical Data Link product line and network for 1 96 billion consisting of Viasat s Link 16 s terminals and networks 60 Satellites EditIn July 2013 Viasat was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for Ka band aeronautical earth stations 61 Viasat operates resources on four satellites ViaSat 1 WildBlue1 Anik F2 and ViaSat 2 62 Anik F2 was launched in 2004 It entered service June 2005 used in testing before that Its Ka band resources are operated by ViaSat The satellite itself belongs to Telesat WildBlue 1 was launched in December 2006 from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana It weighed 4 735 kilograms or 10 439 pounds 63 WildBlue 1 became operational in early 2007 64 ViaSat 1 Space Systems Loral built ViaSat 1 and it launched from Kazakhstan in October 2011 and entered service in January 2012 6 65 7 ViaSat 1 covers the residential US with additional coverage in Hawaii Canada and Alaska through a Ka band connection 6 ViaSat 1 runs on fixed beams trained on certain geographic areas 66 ViaSat 2 expanded the geographic range covered by ViaSat 1 66 Viasat partnered with Boeing to build the ViaSat 2 satellite 67 On July 1 2017 ViaSat 2 was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket 68 69 The coverage area includes Mexico Central America the Caribbean parts of northern South America and aeronautical and maritime routes across the Atlantic Ocean 67 6 The satellite entered service February 2018 ViaSat 3 In November 2015 Viasat announced that it was planning to order the first of three ViaSat 3 Ka band satellites that would expand coverage globally with throughput capacity of one terabit per second for each of the satellites 70 In 2017 the company said the constellation when complete would have more capacity than the rest of the world s spacecraft combined 71 KA SAT In November 2020 Viasat purchased all remaining assets including the KA SAT and ended its joint venture with Eutelsat Viasat stated that it would begin prepping for ViaSat 3 Americas to launch in late 2021 followed by another ViaSat 3 covering Europe the Middle East and Africa in 2022 72 The ViaSat 3 constellation is expected to be in service by 2022 73 In addition there is a contract for a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for another ViaSat 3 class satellite as well as a third satellite to be launched by United Launch Alliance within a similar timeframe 52 74 Viasat Internet Edit Viasat s WiFi modemLaunched in 2012 under the Exede name Viasat Internet is a broadband internet service that covers areas traditional terrestrial internet service providers do not reach 75 76 In 2013 the Voice home service was introduced as a companion to the data service 77 78 79 The company also distributes a business internet initially called Exede Business which was launched in 2014 78 80 Viasat s Exede Internet is powered by Viasat s ViaSat 1 satellite 81 82 83 84 The satellite was announced in 2008 Designed by Viasat and manufactured by Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto California the satellite was completed in 2011 85 It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan in October 2011 using a Proton Breeze M rocket The satellite has a geostationary orbit over North America at 115 1 West longitude ViaSat 1 has 72 spotbeams 86 The satellite has 63 beams covering the continental USA and Hawaii and 9 covering Canada through the Xplornet service 87 The satellite weighs 6 740 kg 88 and has a 15 year operational life 86 ViaSat 1 cost 400 million to produce and launch 89 ViaSat 2 which launched in June 2017 expands the capacity and coverage of the Viasat Internet service 90 91 92 Initially the satellite broadband internet was launched as a response to the lack of coverage provided by terrestrial services 84 The 12 Mbit s service was faster than earlier satellite internet access options such as WildBlue which could reach 1 5 Mbit s In 2016 a 25 Mbit s download speed was introduced in some areas as well as a new modem supporting the new speed tier that includes an integrated Wi Fi router and VoIP adapter 93 In 2017 Viasat sunsetted the name Exede and rebranded as Viasat Internet 94 95 The internet service covers most of the continental U S and Hawaii 82 96 Between 2012 and 2015 the Federal Communications Commission has reported that Viasat s Exede Internet met or surpassed advertised speeds In the 2015 report download speeds were just over 100 of advertised while upload speeds topped 150 of advertised speeds 97 The long distance to the geosynchronous orbit used by Viasat has a latency of over 600 ms over 10 times more than terrestrial or low Earth orbit systems like Starlink rendering it much less competitive for applications like videoconferencing and video gaming 98 Viasat Internet likewise offers voice over IP residential phone service with its Viasat Voice Services 82 DirecTV is one of the major retailers that offers Viasat Internet to its customers 99 Dish Network resells the Viasat Internet service and other internet services under its own DishNet brand name 100 In flight internet Edit In December 2013 Viasat launched its in flight WiFi service on JetBlue 101 The fleet contained 190 aircraft using the service in 2014 102 and 420 in November 2015 103 The company has since expanded the service to other airlines including United Airlines American Airlines Scandinavian Airlines Delta El Al Aeromexico JetBlue and Qantas 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 The dual band technology allows airlines to offer connectivity to over 150 customers at a time per plane 112 International internet Edit In 2017 Viasat established a commercial agreement with Grupo Prosperist a telecommunications service provider in Mexico to deploy the Community Wi Fi service Community Wi Fi utilizes a centralized hotspot in order to connect to a Viasat satellite and deliver affordable internet service to remote communities in Mexico By 2019 Community Wi Fi was now accessible to over one million people throughout Mexico 113 Facebook also began investing in Community Wi Fi in 2019 to continue providing high speed satellite powered internet to rural locations across the world 114 115 In July 2020 Viasat launched a high speed residential internet service for Brazil using bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC 1 satellite Its minimal infrastructure Wi Fi service reached across eight states including Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais Pernambuco Parana Rio Grande do Sul Federal District and Amazonas 116 Security systems EditEclypt hard drives and external USB drives produced by Viasat are encrypted to ensure that data stored cannot be retrieved if a computer or storage device is stolen Eclypt drives are used by governments military forces and law enforcement agencies 117 Viasat Critical Infrastructure Security was introduced in 2013 designed to stop security breaches and monitor operation of grid networks using real time intelligence 118 The process adds encrypted sensors to the critical national infrastructure networks and monitors all abnormal activity through a security operations center 119 Viasat is working in conjunction with Southern California Edison to enhance their critical infrastructure security systems through a funding from the U S Department of Energy meant to improve protection of the nation s electric grid and oil and gas infrastructure from cyber attack 120 121 Government communications Edit Viasat also offers mobile two way satellite broadband services to the United States Government 122 Tactical communications for the US military involves tactical data information assurance and satellite communications Tactical data links provide secure networking for voice and data Information assurance for encryption devices allow for the transfer of classified data across public networks Satellite communications give real time intelligence for command and control functions 123 The US government uses ArcLight technology over a managed private network that operates on Ku band satellite links and can use the Yonder global satellite network as well 61 The worldwide satellite broadband access that Viasat offers allows for airborne mobile broadband for en route communications The company has an airborne mobility program for C 17 jets and encrypts the satellite to hub link connections for the government 124 Viasat s Satellite Access Manager SAM supports Department of Defense missions through airborne intelligence for surveillance and reconnaissance operations SAM increases bandwidth utilization and efficiency through real time network monitoring systems for the ArcLight2 broadband terminals 125 References Edit a b Jewett Rachel 29 June 2022 Mark Dankberg Returns to Role as Viasat CEO Via Satellite Viasat Inc Fiscal 2022 Anual Report Form 10 K U S Securities and Exchange Commission May 31 2022 Mark Fidelman October 30 2013 This High Speed Satellite Company Is Defying The Naysayers And Changing 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