35 Facts About Viasat Inc

Viasat Inc is an American communications company based in Carlsbad, California, with additional operations across the United States and worldwide.

Viasat Inc is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets.

Viasat Inc was co-founded in May 1986 by Mark Dankberg, Mark Miller and Steve Hart.

In 1999, Viasat Inc moved into its headquarters in Carlsbad, California.

Acquisition of the satellite networking business of Scientific-Atlanta for $75 million in cash in 2000 helped Viasat Inc to focus on providing technology for interactive services to businesses.

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In 2001, Viasat Inc started working with Boeing on Connexion broadband for airliners.

Viasat Inc acquired Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications' products unit, Comsat Laboratories in 2001 for an undisclosed amount.

In 2001, Viasat Inc purchased US Monolithics, a company focused on designing high frequency broadband circuitry, for around $30 million.

Viasat Inc 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.

Viasat Inc 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.

In 2005, Viasat Inc acquired Efficient Channel Coding, a producer of broadband communication integrated circuits and satellite communication systems, which gave Viasat Inc access to the IPStar satellite broadband market.

Viasat Inc acquired JAST Antenna Systems, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2007.

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

In January 2013, Viasat Inc broke ground for its expansion in Duluth, Georgia, the second largest location after the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California at the time.

In 2016, Viasat Inc announced a research and development facility in Chennai, India.

Viasat Inc acquired LonoCloud, a company focused on cloud networking software, in 2013.

In 2014, Viasat Inc partnered with Thuraya Telecommunications, a mobile satellite services operator, to provide machine to machine services.

Viasat Inc teamed with Southern California Edison to provide an easy transition into operational networks.

Viasat Inc acquired network virtualization company Engreen in 2015 to enhance its Flexible Broadband System.

In March 2015, Viasat Inc acquired EAI Design Services in order to add its Application-Specific Integrated Circuit and Field-Programmable Gate Array microprocessor design into satellite and cybersecurity projects.

In 2016, Viasat Inc acquired Arconics, an aviation software provider based in Dublin, Ireland.

Viasat Inc added 40 Arconics employees to its staff and expanded its software offerings as a result of the acquisition.

In 2017, Viasat Inc announced the intention to enter into a joint venture with the European satellite operator Eutelsat.

In December 2020, Viasat Inc acquired RigNet, a secure managed networking solutions and specialized applications developer.

In May 2021, Viasat Inc 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 satellites that power Starlink.

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In July 2013, Viasat Inc was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for Ka-band aeronautical earth stations.

Viasat Inc operates resources on four satellites: ViaSat-1, WildBlue1, Anik-F2 and ViaSat-2.

Long distance to the geosynchronous orbit used by Viasat Inc 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.

Viasat Inc has since expanded the service to other airlines including United Airlines, American Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Delta, El Al, Aeromexico, JetBlue, and Qantas.

In 2017, Viasat Inc established a commercial agreement with Grupo Prosperist, a telecommunications service provider in Mexico, to deploy the Community Wi-Fi service.

In July 2020, Viasat Inc launched a high-speed residential internet service for Brazil, using bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite.

Eclypt hard drives and external USB drives produced by Viasat Inc are encrypted to ensure that data stored cannot be retrieved if a computer or storage device is stolen.

Viasat Inc offers mobile two-way satellite broadband services to the United States Government.

The worldwide satellite broadband access that Viasat Inc offers allows for airborne mobile broadband for en route communications.

Viasat Inc has an airborne mobility program for C-17 jets and encrypts the satellite to hub link connections for the government.