Innovation & Industry Firsts at ViaSat - Satellite Antenna Systems CareersInnovation & Industry Firsts at ViaSat - Satellite Antenna Systems Careers
ViaSat technical staff are true thought leaders in the industry and have a long record of new ideas that become long term business successes. Here is a sampling of those accomplishments since 2000.
2008 |
Named one of Best Places to Work in San Diego by San Diego Business Journal Announced plans for ViaSat-1 Ka-band spot beam satellite, designed to be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite when launched in 2011 |
2007 |
Record revenues surpass $500 million for first time
SurfBeam® network system becomes the single most popular VSAT terminal ever as shipments top 500,000
Introduced first ruggedized Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) portable satellite terminal with integrated Type 1 information security
Launched ToowayTM first consumer/SME satellite service in Europe with strategic partner Eutelsat Communications
Listed on 200 Best Small Companies for the sixth time by Forbes
Space News Top 50 Space Industry Company
Selected by NSA to manufacture KG-200/201, first compact inline media encryptors for “data at rest” secure data storage
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2006 |
Comsat Laboratories wins development contract for first Space Communications Testbed (SCT) from NASA Red Herring magazine names ViaSat to Small Cap 100 for innovative technology, growth, and profitability First networks based on new DVB-S2 delivered as LinkStarS2 VSAT launches Listed on 200 Best Small Companies for the fifth time by Forbes |
2005 |
$70 million MIDS production order is largest ever
Named Top 100 Federal Prime Contractor by Washington Technology for first time
Development begins on MIDS JTRS, a new programmable product in the military push for software defined radios
KG-250/250A Network Encryptor NSA certification; first implementation of PSIAM architecture; AFCEA Golden Link Award winner
US Monolithics introduces first integrated Ka-band transceiver
First Ku-band airborne broadband terminals to pass flight testing as ViaSat product begins operation on business jets as SKYLink
Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list of 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America.
Named VSAT market share growth leader in China and India
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2004 |
First spread spectrum CDMA VSAT technology (C2OTM, SKYLink) with ArcLight system development completion Ranked 8th on Business 2.0 .100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies
CEO Mark Dankberg named Satellite Executive of the Year by Via Satellite magazine
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2003 |
SurfBeam is first DOCSIS®-based Consumer Broadband Terminal
Skyplex for Eutelsat is first Ka-band terminal
SKYLink Airborne Satellite Terminal for ARINC is first Ku-band broadband service for business jets
LVT(1) and LVT (2) Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals complete qualification testing
Design and production begins for the Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM), first high speed modem using commercial technologies for the military
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2002 |
First airborne broadband terminal ships for Connexion by Boeing
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2001 |
Acquisition of Comsat Labs, premier satellite technology development house, from Lockheed Martin New LinkStar broadband VSAT introduced
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2000 |
New LINKWAY Multiprotocol Mesh VSAT introduced
Spin off Trellisware to explore new uses for “per survivor processing” to improve wireless networking
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