ViaSat Inc.

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to customer requests, ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) is adding two premium classes of Yonder® high-speed Internet service for business aviation. The new services - Yonder Premium and Yonder VIP - will provide higher data rates, compared to current Yonder service, new quality ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has executed a contract with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to build ViaSat-2, which is based on ViaSat's next generation, Ka-band satellite technology and architecture. ViaSat-2 is expected to be, by far, the world's highest capacity satellite at ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In addition to fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal year 2013, ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will also discuss the selection of a manufacturer for the ViaSat-2 satellite, along with additional details. ViaSat will issue a ViaSat-2 press release approximately 50 ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and the L-3 (NYSE: LLL) Platform Integration Division (L-3 PID) have signed a memorandum of agreement to provide private transport-class aircraft with in-flight connectivity services. Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate on a complete ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will host a conference call on Thursday, May 16 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal year 2013. The dial-in number is (877) 640-9809 and (914) 495-8528 internationally. Listeners can ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced the appointment of Robert Bowman to its board of directors. Mr. Bowman will serve as a Class II director and will stand for election at the company's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. With the appointment ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) has certified the KG-200R Hardware Encryptor, a ruggedized inline media encryptor from ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) that protects classified (TS/SCI and below) Data at Rest (DAR). The KG-200R meets or exceeds MIL-STD-810F and F-15/F-18 Air Worthiness Requirements ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), an innovator in satellite and other wireless networking systems and services, has acquired privately-held LonoCloud Inc., an early-stage company with expertise in cloud networking software. ViaSat intends to integrate core components of the LonoCloud Platform ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruce Dirks has agreed to join ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) as Chief Financial Officer. Shawn Duffy, who has served as interim CFO since August 2012, will continue in her position as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller of ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) is marking the one-year anniversary this month of the nationwide rollout of its Exede Internet service, which uses the ViaSat-1 satellite, the most advanced and highest capacity satellite in the world. The consistently speedy performance of the Exede residential ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The ViaSat-1 satellite that powers Exede(®) Internet service has earned a Guinness World Records® title as the highest-capacity communications satellite in the world. At the time of its launch in October 2011 by ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), ViaSat-1 had ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has demonstrated a high-performance Ka-band satellite communication system that delivers beyond line-of-sight broadband for rotary wing aircraft. This advanced system provided sustained data rates of 4 Mbps from the helicopter to a ground station and ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The VR-12 Ka-band satellite antenna system from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has passed industry standard DO-160G testing that meets FAA and international regulations covering electrical and electronic equipment installed on commercial aircraft. This standard applies to virtually every aircraft, ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Exede Satellite Internet service from ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) became the first satellite provider ever to be included in the annual Federal Communications Commission (FCC) benchmarking study of broadband speeds, and it debuted in the top spot for exceeding advertised speeds. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091216/VIASATLOGO) Today, the ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) a follow-on contract for $1.65 million to continue engineering advanced information security into common, off-the-shelf mobile devices. Under terms of the contract addition, ViaSat will first develop a ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), an innovator in satellite and other wireless networking systems and services, announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013. The fiscal third quarter results included new contract awards of $265.7 million and another record revenues quarter ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Program Office (MPO) (JPEOJTRS10), has awarded a $34 million dollar firm fixed price contract to ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) for the design, development, ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss third quarter results for fiscal year 2013. The dial-in number is (877) 640-9809 and (914) 495-8528 internationally. Listeners can also ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids or other utility networks, can now be managed and protected with a new security system from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT). The system is designed to avert or minimize security breaches and ensure continued ... read more

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has signed four new contracts that increase the total Ku-band capacity of its global mobility network by more than 60 percent. This investment in additional bandwidth will be reserved for government and general aviation business ... read more