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A summary of milestones and product releases since formation of ViaSat, Inc. in 1988.
2007
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Record revenues surpass $500 million for first time First ruggedized Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) portable satellite terminal with integrated Type 1 information security Began work on upgrade to Blue Force Tracking satellite network Launched ToowayTM consumer/SME satellite service in Installed 1,200 VSAT Phase 4 expansion for eMexico universal Internet access network Acquired Intelligent Compression Technologies with AcceleNet® online data acceleration technology, and JAST Antenna Systems mobile antennas 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 inline media encryptors for securing data storage SurfBeam® network system customer WildBlue surpasses 250,000 subscribers, orders additional 500,000 Ka-band terminals |
2006 |
Completed acquisitions of DVB-S2 technology developer Efficient Channel Coding, and UAV video link supplier Enerdyne 100,000th DOCSIS-for-satellite terminal ships
$19.8 million Communication Navigation and Identification Function Simulator award from Lockheed Martin for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Comsat Laboratories wins NASA Space Communications Testbed (SCT) development contract Consumer broadband terminal shipments surpass 44,000 in single quarter
Red Herring magazine names ViaSat to Small Cap 100 for innovative technology, growth, and profitability New Atlanta campus opens for VSAT Networks and Antenna Systems Selected as network service provider for The Burger King Corporation in North America First LinkStarS2 DVB-S2 networks delivered Listed on 200 Best Small Companies for the fifth time by Forbes $10 million award From NSA to implement HAIPE IS V3 Space News Top 50 Space Industry Company |
2005 |
Record revenues of $345.9 million, new orders of $426.2 million
First $100 million revenue quarter
MIDS orders exceed $200 million; $70 million MIDS production order is largest ever Named Top 100 Federal Prime Contractor by Washington Technology Space News Top 50 Space Industry Company MIDS JTRS development begins
KG-250/250A Network Encryptor NSA certification; first implementation of PSIAM architecture; AFCEA Golden Link Award winner 6,500 unit order for second generation UHF modem module
LinkStar shipments pass 50,000
DOCSIS-for-satellite terminal backlog reaches 200,000; shipments top 10,000 in quarter for first time US Monolithics Ka-band transceiver and Ku-band block upconverter into production SKYLink airborne broadband terminals pass flight test and begin operation on business jets 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 |
2004 |
Record revenues of $278.6 million, new orders of $346.6 million
MIDS order total reaches $100 million
DOCSIS Terminal backlog exceeds 100,000
LinkStar shipments pass 20,000
Antenna and information security subsystems development for the Navy's new Communications Data Link (CDL) begins
ArcLight CDMA-based satellite communications technology (C2OTM, SKYLink) development complete Ranked 8th on Business 2.0 .100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies. Mark Dankberg named .Satellite Executive of the Year. by Via Satellite magazine |
2003 |
SurfBeam DOCSIS®-based Consumer Broadband Terminal
Skyplex Ka-band terminal for Eutelsat
SKYLink Airborne Satellite Terminal for ARINC
LVT(1) and LVT (2) Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals complete qualification testing
Record new orders of $259.5 million
SurfBeam DOCSIS®-based Consumer Broadband Terminal
Skyplex Ka-band terminal for Eutelsat
SKYLink Airborne Satellite Terminal for ARINC
Eight-year, delivery order contract for design and production of the Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM)
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2002 |
Connexion by Boeing Airborne Satellite Broadband Terminal
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2001 |
Immeon Bandwidth-on-Demand Service
Calypso III with PCMA
KIV-21 Inline Encryptor
High Speed Channel Unit for Skylinx
LinkStar Broadband VSAT
Acquisition of Comsat Labs from Lockheed Martin
Purchased US Monolithics
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2000 |
Acquire Scientific-Atlanta VSAT group
LINKWAY Multiprotocol Mesh VSAT
Spin off Trellisware
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1999 |
MIDS LVT Link-16 terminal
Move into new Carlsbad campus |
1998 |
ViaSat IP Crypto device
MiniDAT wireless data acquisition terminal
Calypso low-cost terminal for StarWire
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1997 |
ViaSat eMail tactical channel messaging software
VDC-400 personal data controller
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1996 |
First Link-16 Prototype Terminal
SHF DAMA network terminal
Embeddable INFOSEC card
ViaSat IPO in Dec. - Nasdaq:VSAT
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1995 |
Communication simulation and test system
3-card modem module for the AN/PSC-5 manpack
S-band automated receive terminal or "STAR"
StarWire (originally dB-Net): first commercial satellite product
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1994 |
First advanced Data Controller, the VDC-100
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1992 |
MD-1324(c)/U UHF DAMA modem (orginally called VM-200)
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1991 |
UHF DAMA network control system
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1990 |
VTS-3000 test system
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1986 |
ViaSat, Inc. formed
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