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Viasat plans to deploy a cluster of ViaSat-3 satellites to expand global coverage.
The cybersecurity and network operations centers opened by Viasat in the United Kingdom marked the start of plans to invest more than 300 million British pounds ($408,000,000) in the country.
Viasat plans to deploy additional antennas to southern Japan, Malaysia, and Canada and possibly second antennas at some existing sites after completing the South Africa and northern Japan deployments.
Viasat plans to deploy antennas in South Africa and northern Japan next as part of its effort to complete a global footprint 2022.
Viasat plans to deploy an antenna in Sweden in April to give its ground station-as-a-service business polar coverage for the first time.
Hughes and Viasat together lost almost as many U.S. subscribers in 2021 as Starlink gained during the same period.
Viasat plans to deploy the third ViaSat-3 satellite to serve the Asia Pacific region.
Viasat plans to deploy three Ka-band ViaSat-3 satellites to geostationary orbit.
Viasat plans to deploy the second ViaSat-3 satellite, covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, roughly six months after ViaSat-3 Americas.
Microsoft plans to expand its ground-station partnerships next year to include Viasat and U.S. Electrodynamics Inc.
Inmarsat (to be acquired by Viasat) plans to invest $100,000,000 over five years to prepare for deploying as many as 175 LEO satellites in addition to its 14 GEO and highly elliptical orbit spacecraft.
35% of rural-based respondents to Viasat’s 2021 survey participated in tele-health appointments for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The most important internet activities used during the pandemic in Viasat’s survey were email (26%) and browsing (20%), followed by streaming video (11%), social media (9%), sharing pictures (8%), uploading/downloading files (7%), teleconferencing (6%), online school tools (4%), streaming radio (3%), online gaming (3%), VPN (2%) and other services (1%).
Viasat’s Government Systems business achieved record revenues of more than $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, ending 2020-03-31.
Viasat’s Ka-band Global Aero Terminal 5510 is approved for installation on in-service Bombardier Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft.
Viasat’s satellite services division reported revenue of $221,000,000 for the three months to 2020-12-31, an increase of 4% year-on-year.
The KG-142 operates at multiple aggregate speeds from 20 Gbps to 200 Gbps, which Viasat characterizes as 10 times faster than the fastest HAIPE encryptor available at the time.
The first Viasat-3 satellite to serve the Americas was most likely to launch in early 2022.
Viasat's average revenue per user for fixed broadband reached a quarterly record in the third quarter of 2021 driven by new and existing subscribers choosing plans with more data.
COVID-19-related supply chain and labor availability challenges led Viasat to believe the first Viasat-3 launch would most likely move into the first quarter of calendar 2022.