Operators can now benefit from Viasat's
fastest available download speeds to enable streaming, video
conferencing, and productivity apps
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 19,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT),
a global communications company, today announced the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the company's Ka-band
In-flight Connectivity (IFC) solution for Gulfstream G450 aircraft,
a large cabin jet often deployed on long-distance, international
expeditions. With this supplemental type certificate (STC) awarded
by the FAA, Viasat's Ka-band connectivity system is now available
on more than twenty platforms, including super mid-cabin through
large cabin, long range business aircraft.
With over 300 Gulfstream G450 aircrafts in the market, demand is
considerable among operators for Viasat's Wi-Fi solution, which
enables similar connectivity onboard as experienced on the ground,
including the ability to video conference, stream, access corporate
VPN and use other business-critical applications during all phases
of flight.
This level of consistent, high-quality connectivity is made
possible by Viasat's satellite network capacity, which is
designed to accommodate current and future broadband demand from
increasingly data-hungry applications. In fact, it is not uncommon
across Viasat's Business Aviation Ka-band network for a single
aircraft to use more than one GB per hour, with streaming and
browsing primarily driving data usage.
Claudio D'Amico, Viasat's business area director, Business
Aviation, said: "Viasat's high speed and high-quality Ka
connectivity is at long last available to Gulfstream G450
aircraft operators. With over 90 percent of business aviation
routes covered by our Ka network, our solution is a great fit for
operators that want fast, reliable connectivity that matches the
long-range profile of this aircraft."
Gulfstream G450 aircraft operators can secure Viasat's
Ka-band IFC kit, which includes a custom radome, through Viasat's
extensive MRO dealer network. Service plans are available directly
from Viasat or through one of Viasat's Value Added Resellers and
include global and regional unlimited plans for as low as
$9,995 per month that feature
uncapped data coupled with Viasat's popular "No Speed Limit"
Ka-band IFC. Additionally, among other options, there are
entry-level service plans newly available, including a $2,795 per month regional plan that delivers
Ka-band connectivity at a significant value.
Today, Viasat's Global Aero Terminal 5510, the innovative
hardware kit that enables high-speed, broadband in-flight
connectivity, communicates with Viasat's Ka-band satellite network,
and will be forward compatible with the Company's next generation
ViaSat-3 constellation, a trio of satellites expected to be the
highest-capacity broadband satellites ever launched.
For more information about Viasat's business aviation solutions,
please visit: www.viasat.com/business-aviation or reach out
to: business-aviation@viasat.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 Company on social media
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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 the availability and features of Viasat's Ka-band IFC
on Gulfstream G450 aircraft; the expected
capacity and features of the ViaSat-3 satellite system, and the
forward-compatibility of Viasat's Global Aero Terminal
5510 with the ViaSat-3 satellite system. 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,
manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues, changes in
relationships with, or the financial condition of, key suppliers,
and technologies that do not perform according to expectations; and
other factors affecting the aviation sector 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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respective owners.
Editor's note: "No speed limit" means that there is no cap
set on the speed delivered to a terminal. Speeds may still be
limited by terminal equipment capabilities, network and
environmental conditions, and other factors.
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