ViaSat
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NASDAQ: VSAT |
| Industry | Communications |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Carlsbad, California |
| Key people | Mark D. Dankberg, Chairman of the Board, CEO Richard A. Baldridge, President, COO |
| Products | Military Communications Equipment Data Controllers MIDS & Tactical Data Links Mobile Satcom RF Network Simulation Antenna Systems Secure Networking VSAT Networks Broadband Systems Satellite Internet Access |
| Revenue |  $688.1 million USD (2010) |
| Net income | $31.1 million USD (2010) |
| Employees | ~2,100(2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Stonewood Encryption, WildBlue Communications, Inc |
| Website | www.viasat.com |
ViaSat is a communication company based in Carlsbad, California, that provides equipment and services for military and commercial communications, primarily in satellite related technologies.[1] ViaSat was ranked 135 on the 200 Best Small Companies list by Forbes in October 2010[2] and was ranked 31st by Space News on its list of the Top 50 Space Companies with $414 million in revenues from space business in 2008.[3]
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[edit] Comsat Laboratories
Lockheed-Martin Global Telecommunications' VSAT group (LMGT) specializing in broadband satellite network terminals and based in Germantown, MD was acquired by ViaSat in 2001 and renamed to Comsat Laboratories. LMGT had previously acquired the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) in 2001.[4]
[edit] Stonewood Group
Stonewood Group, UK was acquired by ViaSat in 2010 for approximately $20 million.[5]
[edit] WildBlue
WildBlue Communications is ViaSat's two-way satellite Internet service provider subdivision.[6] Serving over 400,000 subscribers within the 48 contiguous United States, the company offers services to home and business customers directly[7] and via resellers including DISH Network,[8] AT&T[9] and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC).
WildBlue launched as an independent company in October 2004 after gaining access rights to the Telesat Anik F2 satellite. It conducted formal technical testing until January 2005, followed by nationwide beta testing, before the first residential retail customers had services installed in June 2005.[10] A dealer network was established to provide installation and customer service to clients throughout the 48 contiguous United States. The company was acquired by ViaSat on October 1, 2009 for $568 million (in cash and stock). The division currently holds a 44 percent of the U.S. satellite ISP market.[11]
On October 6, 2011, a software error knocked out Anik F2, one of the satellites serving WildBlue customers, for approximately one day.[12][13][14]
[edit] References
- ^ Freeman, Mike (December 28, 2009). "ViaSat CEO Aiming for the Sky". San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/viasat-ceo-aiming-sky/5. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ "200 Best Small Companies". Forbes. October 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/23/small-companies-09_The-200-Best-Small-Companies_Company_8.html. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Top 50 Space Industry Companies". Imaginova Corp. 2009. http://www.spacenews.com/resource-center/sn_pdfs/SPN_20090803_Aug_2009.pdf. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "ViaSat to Acquire Products Group from Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications" (Press release). ViaSat. July 16, 2001. http://www.viasat.com/news/viasat-acquire-products-group-lockheed-martin-global-telecommunications. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
- ^ UK Encryption Vendor Stonewood Bought Out. IDG Inc.. June 7, 2010. http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/20591/uk-encryption-vendor-stonewood-bought-out. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ Barris, Mike (October 1, 2006). "ViaSat To Buy Internet Provider WildBlue For $568 Million". Dow Jones Newswires. http://www.advfn.com/news_ViaSat-To-Buy-Internet-Provider-WildBlue-For-568-Million_39711155.html. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
- ^ "Satellites Bring Broadband Home". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. November 8, 2010. http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/1017/satellite-broadband-1017.cfm. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "DISH Network High Speed Internet powered by WildBlue". DISH Network. http://www.dishnetwork.com/internet/internetComparison/default.aspx. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "Now in your neck of the woods". AT&T. http://attwb.net/. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "WildBlue Readies Satellite Broadband Service for Rollout". Satellite Today. May 23, 2005. http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/WildBlue-Readies-Satellite-Broadband-Service-For-Rollout_12865.html. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ Yao, Deborah (October 1, 2006). "Satellite equipment maker ViaSat buying WildBlue". Associated Press. http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091001/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_viasat_wild_blue. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/06/north-satellite-phone-outage.html Satellite problems ground Nunavut flights
- ^ http://www.space.com/13213-canadian-communications-satellite-malfunctions-anik-f2.html Canadian Satellite Malfunction Leaves Thousands Without Communications
- ^ http://www.telesat.com/sites/default/files/telesat/files/news/anikf2_servicerestoredpressreleasefinal2.pdf SERVICES RESTORED ON TELESAT’S ANIK F2 SATELLITE AFTER ANOMALY
