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2013-05-16 - Corporate  Earnings Conference Call Also To Disclose Procurement of ViaSat-2
Carlsbad, Calif. – In addition to fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal year 2013, ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will also discuss the selection of a manufacturer for the ViaSat-2 satellite, along with additional details. ViaSat will issue a ViaSat-2 press release approximately 50 minutes prior to the call.
 
2013-05-06 - Corporate  Ken Peterman Named General Manager, Government Systems

Carlsbad, Calif. – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has named Ken Peterman as General Manager of its Government Systems segment. Before joining ViaSat, Mr. Peterman was president and CEO of SpyGlass Group, a provider of executive strategic advisory services to the defense, aerospace, and associated communities.

2013-05-02 - Corporate  Robert Bowman Joins Board of Directors

Carlsbad, Calif. – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced the appointment of Robert Bowman to its board of directors. Mr. Bowman will serve as a Class II director and will stand for election at the company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. With the appointment of Mr. Bowman, the ViaSat board now consists of seven members, six of whom are independent directors.

Edison_teas.jpg 2013-04-29 - Corporate  Exede Internet Receives 2013 Edison Award for Innovation

Third major recognition this year for high-speed satellite Internet service - 
Bandwidth innovation a result of “challenging conventional thinking”

LonoCloud.png_0.png 2013-04-12 - Corporate  ViaSat Acquires LonoCloud

Cloud networking and PaaS capability to augment ViaSat broadband network

2013-04-04 - Corporate  ViaSat Announces Selection of CFO

Carlsbad, Calif. – Bruce Dirks has agreed to join ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) as Chief Financial Officer. Shawn Duffy, who has served as interim CFO since August 2012, will continue in her position as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller of the company.

VisionAward.JPG 2012-11-15 - Corporate  CEO Mark Dankberg Named Visionary Executive of the Year
2012-08-23 - Corporate  CFO Leadership Transition

Carlsbad, Calif. – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced that Ronald Wangerin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ViaSat Inc., has advised the company of his decision to resign to pursue other opportunities outside of ViaSat.

BFB_tease_0.jpg 2012-05-29 - Corporate  A Company Built for Breakthroughs
At the recent Satellite 2012 conference we devoted part of our booth to the message that ViaSat is a company “built for breakthroughs.” What do we mean by that and how does “vertical integration” play a role?

 

2012-02-22 - Corporate  Pricing of $275 Million in Senior Unsecured Notes

Offering of $275 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior unsecured notes

2012-02-22 - Corporate  Proposed Private Placement of $275 Million in Senior Notes
Intention to commence $275 million offering of senior unsecured notes due 2020
 
2012-02-21 - Corporate  ViaSat Brings Lawsuit Against Space Systems/Loral and Loral for Patent Infringement and Breach of Contract

 

Awardteas.png 2011-01-26 - Corporate  ViaSat Honored with Inaugural Excellence in Counterintelligence Award by Defense Security Service

Recognized for exceptional actions in neutralizing attempted foreign theft of technology

2011-01-13 - Corporate  ViaSat Reschedules Launch of ViaSat-1

Carlsbad, Calif. – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has rescheduled the launch of its high-capacity satellite ViaSat-1 with International Launch Services (ILS) to summer 2011. The delay provides additional time for repair and testing after the satellite was damaged while being moved during the testing process.

RAAMteam_0.jpg 2010-06-15 - Corporate  Second Place Finish for Team ViaSat in Race Across America

New ViaSat team record time set in race from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD.

See all the race coverage on our ViaSat Racing RAAM page.

2010-06-05 - Corporate  ViaSat to Acquire Stonewood Group

Transaction will strengthen Inline Media Encryption portfolio of the combined company

2009-12-23 - Corporate  Tom Moore Named President of WildBlue

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has named senior vice president Tom Moore as president of its newly acquired WildBlue subsidiary. Mr. Moore was a co-founder of WildBlue in 1998 and served as president and CEO until 2005, continuing as a director of the company until 2008.

2009-10-30 - Corporate  Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period in Connection with Proposed Acquisition of WildBlue Communications

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat and WildBlue Communications have been granted early termination by the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR”), in connection with the previously announced ViaSat acquisition of WildBlue.

wb_logo_box_0_0.jpg 2009-10-01 - Corporate  ViaSat to Acquire WildBlue Communications

Integrates one of the USA’s fastest growing broadband ISPs with the ViaSat-1 satellite venture and positions WildBlue® satellite broadband for accelerated growth and expansion

Capital-efficient transaction expected to be accretive to ViaSat Non-GAAP EPS immediately after close

2009-08-01 - Corporate  Check Scam - Fake ViaSat Checks

Victims of Craigslist (or other online classfied) Scam Using Fraudulent ViaSat Checks

cert_mark_gold_gray_0_1.jpg 2009-04-21 - Corporate  Operations Building Awarded LEED® Green Certification

Achieves Gold rating for 67,000 square foot operations and manufacturing facility

Deloittefirm_logo.jpg 2008-10-13 - Corporate  ViaSat Featured For Sixth Year on Deloitte San Diego Technology Fast 50

ViaSat has made the Deloitte "Fast 50" list of fastest growing San Diego technology companies for the 6th year. Companies are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2003 to 2007. The company ranks #28 on the 2008 list.

2008-07-09 - Corporate  New Tampa Office to Serve Growing Government and Defense Information Assurance Customers

ViaSat Inc. is opening a new office in Tampa, Florida to support the ongoing demand for the company’s government information assurance products and services. Employees began moving into the new office, ViaSat’s 11th office location in the United States, in June. An open house is planned for late summer.

RAAM_logo.gif 2008-06-11 - Corporate  Team ViaSat Takes Third Place Finish in 2008 Race Across America

Team ViaSat finished third in the 8-person Team division of the RAAM 2008 cross-country bicycle race . After a sendoff at ViaSat June 11, the team began the race at 2:00 p.m. PDT.

Markd_sml one-inch_0.jpg 2008-06-09 - Corporate  CEO and Chairman Mark Dankberg Recipient of 2008 AIAA Aerospace International Communications Award

ViaSat Inc. CEO and Chairman Mark Dankberg has been named the recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace International Communications Award for 2008. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of aerospace communications. This year the award singled out Mr.


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