CARLSBAD, Calif., and ÖJEBYN,
Sweden, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.
(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced an
agreement with Arctic Space Technologies, a company that offers
highly-reliable, secure satellite data handling services, to
establish and host Viasat's first high-latitude Real-Time
Earth (RTE) facility in Öjebyn, Sweden. By opening a new RTE facility in
Sweden, Viasat can provide polar
coverage with integrated high-speed data capabilities as part of
its advanced global RTE network. Viasat's first Swedish RTE ground
station is planned to be operational by April 2022.
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,
cost-effective ground network that enables operators with
geosynchronous orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and low
earth orbit (LEO) satellites using the S-, X- and Ka-bands, the
ability to meet current and future data requirements.
The new RTE facility in Sweden
is expected to host four Viasat full-motion 7.3-meter S/X/Ka-band
antennas and associated infrastructure. This high-latitude RTE site
is geographically advantageous for Viasat customers with satellites
flying in sun synchronous orbits, as customer satellites will be
able to connect to Viasat's RTE ground station up to nine times per
day—providing tremendous opportunities to downlink and disseminate
mission-critical data.
The new site is also Viasat's first RTE site co-located at a
data center allowing for enhanced edge compute capabilities for
real-time processing, analysis and optimization. Arctic Space
Technologies' data center solutions, operated by EcoDataCenter,
provide a fast connection with low latency and a net-zero carbon
footprint, helping Viasat's customers perform faster
Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) operations and
payload downlink services.
"Our relationship with Arctic Space Technologies plays an
integral role in the expansion of our global RTE footprint and our
ability to provide increased coverage in the critical polar
geography," said John Williams, vice
president, Real-Time Earth at Viasat. "The new Swedish site will
provide our RTE commercial and government customers with virtual
access to their own 7.3m S/X/Ka-band
antenna systems—at an ideal polar latitude—with secure backhaul
communications and software defined radios configured specifically
for every satellite pass."
Sandra Nilsson, company
co-founder and chief operating officer of Arctic Space Technologies
continued, "We're proud to partner with Viasat on bringing their
Real-Time Earth solutions to Sweden. Arctic Space Technologies is at the
forefront of closing the gap between data centers and ground
stations, enabling edge-based satellite communications with our
reliable, scalable and sustainable platform. Our relationship
further showcases our capabilities to help GSaaS
innovators like Viasat expand their advanced networks
globally."
The new Sweden site is Viasat's
6th RTE facility globally, and its second in Europe. Currently Viasat's RTE network
operates on five continents, with sites in North America, South
America, Europe,
Australia and Africa.
About Arctic Space Technologies
Arctic Space
Technologies leverages the mission critical ground segment with new
innovative elements such as virtualization and data center services
to achieve unprecedented results and customer satisfaction. For
more information, visit https://www.arcticspacetech.com/
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 Arctic Space Technologies; ability
to provide polar coverage; the planned operational date; the
features, capabilities and benefits of the RTE facility; 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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