Carlsbad, CA - ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a producer of innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location, announced results for its fiscal year 2007 second quarter, including record revenues of $131.5 million, new net contract awards of $141.4 million, and net income of $0.28 per share on a diluted non-GAAP basis or $0.21 per share on a diluted GAAP basis. Year-to-date, the company reported total revenues of $260.2 million, net new contract awards of $275.3 million, and net income of $0.53 per share on a diluted non-GAAP basis or $0.39 per share on a diluted GAAP basis.

“We are especially pleased with our earnings performance this quarter,” said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat. “We achieved our objectives without the previously expected approval of R&D tax credit legislation. Overall business remains robust, our commercial business contributed to earnings, and we continue to see promising growth opportunities.”

Financial Results
For the second quarter ended September 29, 2006¹, the company reported the following:

¹ViaSat uses a 52- or 53-week fiscal year which ends on the Friday closest to March 31. ViaSat's quarters for fiscal year 2007 end on June 30, 2006, September 29, 2006, December 29, 2006 and March 30, 2007.

² All non-GAAP numbers have been adjusted to exclude the effects of acquisition charges (amortization of intangible assets), compensation expense from employee stock options under FAS123(R) and a cumulative one time adjustment to compensation expense related to review of stock option grant procedures. A reconciliation of specific adjustments to GAAP results for these periods is included in the “Non-GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations” table contained in this release. A description of our use of non-GAAP information is provided under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information.”

Government Segment
The Government segment had quarterly revenues of $70.0 million, a 41.5% increase over the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. New contract awards for the quarter were $68.2 million. The revenue growth from second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to second quarter of fiscal year 2007 was primarily related to tactical data link product sales.

Commercial Segment
Revenues from our Commercial segment were $61.5 million for the second quarter, an 8.1% increase over the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. New contract awards for the quarter were $73.2 million. The revenue growth from the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to second quarter of fiscal year 2007 was primarily related to consumer broadband sales.

Selected Second Quarter 2007 Business Highlights

Safe Harbor Statement

Portions of this release, particularly ViaSat’s financial prospects for fiscal year 2007 and beyond and the “Selected Second Quarter 2007 Business Highlights” section, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: product design flaws or defects; ViaSat’s ability to successfully integrate acquired companies; ViaSat’s ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain additional contracts; ViaSat’s ability to develop new products that gain market acceptance; changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; changes in government regulations; changes in economic conditions globally and in the communications markets in particular; increased competition; potential product liability, infringement and other claims; and other factors affecting the communications industry generally. ViaSat refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in ViaSat’s most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

Conference Call

ViaSat Inc. will host a conference call to discuss these fiscal year 2007 second quarter results at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, November 2, 2006. The dial-in number is (866) 831-6270 and (617) 213-8858 internationally. The passcode is 10752815. A replay will be available for 24 hours beginning at 7:30 PM ET November 2 at (888) 286-8010 and (617) 801-6888 internationally. The passcode is 19489449. You can also access our conference call webcast and other material financial information discussed on our conference call (including any information required by Regulation G) on the Investor Relations Events Calendar page of our corporate Web site (www.viasat.com). The call will be archived and available on that site for at least twelve months immediately following the conference call.

About ViaSat

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. The Company provides networking products and managed network services for enterprise IP applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military communications and encryption technologies to the U.S. government; and is the primary technology partner for gateway and customer-premises equipment for consumer and mobile satellite broadband services. The company’s three wholly owned subsidiaries, US Monolithics, Efficient Channel Coding, and Enerdyne Technologies Inc., design and produce complimentary products such as monolithic microwave integrated circuits, DVB-S2 satellite communication components, and video data link systems. ViaSat has locations in Carlsbad, CA, and Duluth, GA, along with its Comsat Laboratories division in Germantown, MD. Additional field offices are located in Boston, MA, Baltimore, MD, Washington DC, Australia, China, India, Italy, and Spain.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP net income excludes the effects of acquisition charges (amortization of intangible assets), compensation expense from employee stock options under FAS 123(R) and a cumulative one time adjustment to compensation expense related to review of stock option grant procedures. Non-GAAP net income is provided to enhance the overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding specific expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. In addition, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, we believe the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial reporting. Further, these adjusted non-GAAP results are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. See the “Non-GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations” table for a reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP net income. Non-GAAP information as presented in this press release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Find a PDF of our Q2 FY07 financial tables on viasat.com.

Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are tradenames of ViaSat Inc. Neither Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT Corporation. “Comsat” is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation.
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