First showing at Satellite 2007 show February 20-22

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) received the AN/PSC-14 designation from the Department of Defense for its new Inmarsat IP-based Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) tactical terminal. The AN/PSC-14 is a unique combination of the affordable BGAN terminal with a High Assurance IP Encryption (HAIPE™) Type 1 security device, providing the tactical user an integrated, ruggedized satellite communications terminal for secure voice and broadband IP data. A mock-up of the AN/PSC-14 and more information will be available in the ViaSat booth at Satellite 20007, February 20-22 at the Washington DC Convention Center (booth 627).

The AN/PSC-14 uses ViaSat AltaSec® IP inline encryption equipment to provide HAIPE™ version 1.3.5 Type 1 information assurance. The secure BGAN terminal is in the certification process with the National Security Agency and will then progress to Inmarsat type approval. AN/PSC-14 capabilities will be demonstrated during the course of factory acceptance testing and military field trials.

The BGAN service is the world’s first mobile communications service to deliver simultaneous voice and broadband IP data to a highly portable device on a global basis. BGAN terminals support standard IP speeds of up to half-a-megabit per second and streaming IP data rates of up to 256 kbps.

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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. All additional products are trademarks of their respective owners.
HAIPE is a trademark of the National Security Agency.
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