Viasat is an American communications company that acts as a global broadband services and technology provider. They design, integrate, and deliver secure, high-performance satellite and wireless services and satcom systems. Viasat is involved in projects with NASA and ESA, providing communications networks, ground segment support, and direct-to-earth connectivity. The company's partners include Telespazio, ATLAS Space Operations, and Space42. Keywords associated with Viasat are: satellite communications, broadband, antennas, ground stations, and direct-to-device connectivity.
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The Viasat–Rohde & Schwarz certification test plan for NB-NTN includes protocol, performance, and radio frequency (RF) test scenarios.
Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz formed a collaboration on Feb. 27 to develop a narrowband non-terrestrial networks (NB-NTN) IoT test plan for connectivity via satellite.
A single ViaSat-3 satellite will double the capacity of Viasat’s entire network.
Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 satellite is en route to its final orbital position and the third ViaSat-3 satellite is nearing launch.
Viasat is pursuing direct-to-device strategies and is involved with Equatys and 5GAA on shared infrastructure and automotive connectivity initiatives.
Telesat announced enterprise service agreements with ADN Telecom, Orange, Viasat, and Vocus and a memorandum of understanding with Korea’s Hanwha Systems.
Viasat’s stock price increased about 300 percent over the past year.
Viasat restructured its corporate segments in 2024 to highlight its defense technology portfolio, which includes encryption, cybersecurity, and tactical gateways.
Viasat completed the integration of Inmarsat and is preparing to realize capacity from the ViaSat-3 constellation.
Yasrine Ibnyahya is Vice President, Innovation at Viasat and led design work on Inmarsat’s first LEO satellite and the European Aviation Network after joining Inmarsat in 2011.
SWISSto12 is supplying three HummingSat satellites to Viasat under a contract announced in May 2023 that designs the HummingSats for 15-year missions in GEO orbit.
Viasat, including assets inherited from its acquisition of Inmarsat, has plans for three HummingSat satellites supplied by SWISSto12.
Viasat and Vanson Bourne produced a research report titled The Great Connectivity Convergence: NTN in Industrial IoT.
Andy Kessler is vice president of Viasat Enterprise and highlights that new devices can lower the cost, complexity, and physical size of IoT terminals.
G&S SatCom lists SES and Viasat as customers of G&S SatConnect.
Viasat’s report found that 91% of decision-makers plan to adopt Direct-to-Device (D2D) technology within the next 18 months.
Viasat’s Antenna Systems team within its Defense and Advanced Technologies (DAT) segment will deliver the advanced full-motion ground systems to Astralintu.
The two antennas will support Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) services and expand coverage provided through Viasat’s global Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) network.
Astralintu purchased two advanced S/X/Ka-band antennas from Viasat as part of its vision to build an Equatorial Ground Station Network.
The Viasat report is based on a survey conducted by Vanson Bourne that sampled 600 IoT leaders across the agriculture, energy, mining, utilities, and logistics sectors.