Duluth, GA – ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) will supply its LinkStar® DVB-S2 satellite networking system to enable Entel Chile to expand its communication services for education, business, and government in Chile. The contract includes installation and integration of a satellite network hub with LinkStarS2 terminals in Santiago de Chile. Deliveries of the hub and first shipment of close to 400 broadband VSAT terminals are scheduled for this month, with commissioning of the network planned for March.

“Our LinkStar system provides a unique VSAT network to Entel Chile because it responds to a full range of strictly defined IP applications very efficiently,” said Robert Feierbach, managing director Latin America and EMEA. “We are delighted that Entel Chile has chosen ViaSat as the winner of this important formal tender.”

“A company such as Entel Chile is a great new partner for us, and we’ll be working hard to ensure their success in this and other important projects for Chile,” said Hugo Frega, ViaSat regional director for Latin America.

With more than 140 hubs and 85,000 terminals installed worldwide, the LinkStar VSAT system supports quick-turnaround retail transactions, such as point-of-sale and lottery networks, as well as broadband multimedia applications, such as Internet access, law enforcement applications, enterprise networking, and distance learning. Operators get better service and more efficient use of satellite transponders from dynamic bandwidth allocation, which increases or decreases data rates on-the-fly, and the latest in DVB-S2 technology. Service providers can also access dedicated network management tools and hub resources from a shared hub though the Virtual Network Operator (VNO) functions of the system.

About Entel Chile (www.entel.cl)
Empresa Nacional de Telecommunications S.A. is the largest Telecommunication Company in Chile with Ch$ 1,214,865 million in assets and Ch$ 809,328 million in annual revenues reported in December 2006. The company provides mobile, Data & IT, Internet service, local telephony, and long distance services (together with related services). Entel also has operations in Peru and in January 2007 sold its Venezuelan subsidiary. After a successful participation in the U.S. hispanic telecommunication market, and its synergistic Central America market, Entel sold its participation in the second quarter of 2006, increasing the focus in the Chilean core business. Entel is listed on the Chilean Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago) under the ticker symbol ENTEL and its headquarters are based in Santiago, Chile.

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