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The seven non-replacement commercial GEO orders 2019 include three Global Xpress satellites from Inmarsat, Viasat’s Asia-Pacific ViaSat-3 satellite, PSN’s SATRIA satellite, and Space Norway’s two Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission satellites.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 10, 2019GEO satellite orders are up, but full rebound remains to be seen

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) partnered with InflightFlix to provide destination video guide content to airlines' in-flight entertainment systems.

Mentioned as: viasatRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 9, 2019Viasat, InflightFlix Partner to Provide Destination Video Guides to Enhance the Passenger Experience and Drive New Ancillary Revenue Streams for Airlines

Viasat is the only U.S. company to support Type 1 encryption for both Layer 2 Ethernet Data Encryption (EDE) and Layer 3 HAIPE® network protocols.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 9, 2019Viasat’s Suite of Network Encryption Products Available for Use by Five Eyes Coalition Forces

Viasat’s first-generation satellite systems include ViaSat-1, WildBlue-1, Anik F2 covering service over North America, and KA-SAT providing service over Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 9, 2019Viasat Expands Relationship with SAS by Adding Viasat In-flight Connectivity to SAS New Airbus A321LR and A330-300E Aircraft

Viasat was the first to offer a 100-gigabit-per-second Type 1 network encryption device known to the U.S. Government as the KG-142.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 9, 2019Viasat’s Suite of Network Encryption Products Available for Use by Five Eyes Coalition Forces

The Viasat–InflightFlix partnership was announced on 2019-09-10 at the Airline Passenger Experience Expo (APEX) at Viasat booth #2031.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Sep 9, 2019Viasat, InflightFlix Partner to Provide Destination Video Guides to Enhance the Passenger Experience and Drive New Ancillary Revenue Streams for Airlines

Viasat Direct Cloud Connect was expected to launch in the second half of calendar year 2019.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanValue 3.0Sep 8, 2019Viasat Introduces Direct Cloud Connect: A New Service Providing Fast, Secure, Private Connections to Business-Critical Cloud Services

Viasat offers Ku Advanced business aviation service packages with speeds up to 10 Mbps.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 4, 2019Viasat Offers Business Aviation Customers Double the Speeds on its Ku Advanced Network

Viasat completed the NATO UHF SATCOM control station upgrade ahead of government-mandated timelines as of the 2019-08-28 press release.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityGovernanceLegalValue 3.8Aug 27, 2019Viasat Completed NATO UHF Satellite Communications Control Station Upgrade Ahead of Government Mandated Timelines

Viasat upgraded NATO’s UHF SATCOM control stations using the Viasat VISION software platform.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 27, 2019Viasat Completed NATO UHF Satellite Communications Control Station Upgrade Ahead of Government Mandated Timelines

Viasat and ReadyNet have deployed four satellite service sites across Jamaica at government and education facilities in Portland, Westmoreland, Rockfort, and Kenilworth.

Mentioned as: ViasatGeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 22, 2019Viasat, ReadyNet Demonstrate High-Speed Satellite Internet across Jamaica, Bringing Connectivity to Communities and Businesses

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles directorate awarded Viasat a $10,000,000 contract in May to test whether a Link 16 terminal on a small satellite could serve as a communications network relay in a program called XVI.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.7Aug 19, 2019Viasat taps Blue Canyon Technologies to build Link 16 satellite

Viasat is developing a Link 16-capable low Earth orbit spacecraft for the XVI program to provide a space-based Link 16 solution for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 19, 2019Viasat taps Blue Canyon Technologies to build Link 16 satellite

Blue Canyon Technologies plans to build a 12-unit cubesat bus equipped with Viasat’s Link 16 terminal to launch in 2020.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.6Aug 19, 2019Viasat taps Blue Canyon Technologies to build Link 16 satellite

Viasat has deployed Community Wi-Fi connectivity in Mexico and Brazil with near-term plans to expand into other countries globally.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanGrowthCapabilityValue 3.2Aug 18, 2019Viasat Named to Fortune Magazine’s 2019 Change the World List

Viasat’s Community Wi-Fi service in Mexico delivers speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second at prices as low as 50 cents per hour.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 18, 2019Viasat Named to Fortune Magazine’s 2019 Change the World List

Viasat plans to launch the third ViaSat-3 satellite over the Asia-Pacific region before the end of 2022.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 9, 2019Viasat starts ViaSat-4 development, mulls hybrid GEO-LEO-terrestrial connections

Viasat plans to launch the second ViaSat-3 satellite about six months after the first to cover Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 9, 2019Viasat starts ViaSat-4 development, mulls hybrid GEO-LEO-terrestrial connections

Viasat plans to launch the first ViaSat-3 satellite over the Americas in early 2021.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanValue 4.0Aug 9, 2019Viasat starts ViaSat-4 development, mulls hybrid GEO-LEO-terrestrial connections

The first ViaSat-3 was projected to launch over the Americas in 2021, with the ViaSat-3 global network projected to be completed during the second half of 2022, according to a June filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanLegalValue 4.0Aug 8, 2019Viasat expanding into crowded ground-as-a-service business
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