ACCRA, Ghana, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced
the launch of its first Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in
Africa, located in Accra, Ghana. Viasat worked in partnership
with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI), a
government-based institution under Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
(GAEC), focused on coordinating all space, science, technology and
related activities in Ghana, to
bring new space opportunities and jobs to the region, while
expanding Viasat's ability to deliver critical earth observation
and remote sensing data on-demand around the world. With this new
station, Viasat's RTE global network is now active in five
continents.
Viasat RTE provides Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS)
capabilities in support of environmental, insurance, shipping,
energy and government operations. It is a fully-managed, affordable
ground network that supports next-generation and legacy
geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit
(MEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites using the S-, X-, and
Ka-bands, enabling operators to meet current and future data
requirements.
Specifically in Ghana, Viasat's
RTE satellite ground station facility is located at the Ghana Radio
Astronomy Observatory, Kuntunse. It includes a Viasat full-motion
7.3M S/X/Ka-band antenna and
associated infrastructure. The antenna is currently ready to
provide global satellite operators the ability to perform
Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) capabilities as well as
rapidly download, stream and/or disseminate valuable
satellite-based data in a timely and secure manner.
"The new RTE ground station, located in Ghana, is part of Viasat's strategic growth
plan for a global RTE ground service network, with prior operations
already located in North
America, South America,
Australia and Europe," said John
Williams, vice president, Real-Time Earth at Viasat. "By
working in partnership with GSSTI, we have opened a
state-of-the-art RTE facility, bringing jobs and economic growth to
the region, while further differentiating Viasat's service through
our ability to provide satellite operators access to world-class
antenna systems for high-speed RTE connectivity of payload data
across a secure network."
Eric Aggrey, research scientist
and project manager of Ghana Radio Astronomy Project, GSSTI added,
"The development of Viasat's new antenna site has been an extremely
positive opportunity for the people and economy of Ghana. We have positively grown our presence
in the global space and technology sector and look forward to
expanding our relationship with Viasat to bring additional new
space opportunities, technologies and skillsets to Africa."
About GSSTI
The Ghana Space Science and Technology
Institute is Ghana's Centre of
Excellence for research and innovation in Astronomy, Remote
Sensing, Climate, and Satellite Instrumentation. For more
information, visit www.gssti.org
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications
company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how
consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit:
www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe
harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements
about Viasat's partnership with GSSTI; the features and benefits of
the RTE facility, and the facility's positive contribution to the
local economy through contract opportunities, ongoing employment
opportunities for the Ghana
community, and growth of business; and compatibility with next
generation satellites. Readers are cautioned that actual
results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed
in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ include: risks associated with the construction,
launch and operation of satellites, including the effect of any
anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite
performance; contractual problems, product defects, regulatory
issues, technologies that do not perform according to
expectations and other factors affecting the communications market
generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained
in Viasat's SEC filings available
at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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