Demonstrations in Tampa and New Zealand will Showcase Capabilities

Carlsbad, CA ViaSat is introducing the "IP to the Tactical Edge" approach to warfighter communications using demonstrations at the 2006 USSOCOM Advanced Planning Brief to Industry (APBI) in Tampa, June 19-23, and at the Coast Guard Innovation Conference in Tampa, June 26-28. ViaSat IP to the Tactical Edge extends IP networking for any mission and critical application traditionally used on high-speed IP networks to the soldier, sailor, airman, or marine on the leading edges of the battlespace.

As a networking and communications company, enabling IP networking for the warfighter is a logical step in ViaSat's continuing commitment to supporting military men and women in the tactical environment. Using tactical radios along with ViaSat Data Controller (VDC) error-correction and data processing products, IP to the Tactical Edge enables net-centric connections and provides the mechanism for those in combat to run unmodified applications such as situational awareness, chat, messaging, and email almost as if they were at their own desktop computer. Because VDCs work with most secure radios deployed today, including handheld radios, true interoperability and flexibility become key features of IP to the Tactical Edge.

"These demonstrations allow us to show how we can create systems to provide any IP-based application over radios the warfighters already have, so they can immediately realize the benefits of the Global Information Grid," said Jerry Goodwin, VP of ViaSat Network Systems. "The VDC-500 Advanced Data Controller/IP and the VDC-600 Personal Data Controller products will be featured in the demonstrations. With these products the IP network is being extended using existing narrowband radios, allowing ViaSat to provide the warfighter with more network centric capabilities until more capable products like ViaSat JTRS radios become available."

In addition to the trade show demonstrations, the New Zealand armed forces will demonstrate the IP to the Tactical Edge initiative in action during the 2006 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) throughout the month of June. ViaSat is also providing off-the-shelf broadband bandwidth-on-demand (BoD) IP satellite terminals for CWID, providing SATCOM reach-back for the tactical network, completing IP to the Tactical Edge.

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