Carlsbad, CA - ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has finalized a contract with Telesat to supply gateways and terminals for Telesat's consumer Ka-band services on the Anik F2 satellite. Under the terms of the agreement, ViaSat will deliver and install a complete Ka-band broadband satellite system including gateways, a network management system and terminals, based on its SurfBeam� product line. The contract, with an initial value of approximately US$9 million, follows the authorization to proceed that was awarded to ViaSat and announced in March 2004.

Telesat's Anik F2 is a Ka-band satellite that will concentrate its transmissions into powerful spot beams, focused on specific coverage areas, rather than the continent-wide beams that most of today's satellites use. Spot beam satellites are designed primarily for broadband data/Internet applications and therefore can generally support more customers than traditional satellites. The increased efficiency of spot beam satellites is expected to reduce the cost of satellite airtime and the price that customers must pay for broadband service. Launch of the new satellite is scheduled for this summer with the goal of providing individuals, small businesses and home office users with broadband service access anywhere in Canada.

When coupled with advanced satellite technology, the ViaSat SurfBeam consumer/SOHO broadband system, lowers the cost of consumer terminals, provides mature back office and customer service systems, and makes satellite a very cost-effective medium for broadband delivery. SurfBeam is an open standard network that leverages the cable modem networking standard called DOCSIS� (Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications).

About Telesat (www.telesat.com)
Telesat is a pioneer and world leader in satellite operations and systems management. The company made history in 1972 with the launch of the first domestic commercial communications satellite in geostationary orbit. Today, Telesat competes with other top international satellite fleets in providing telecommunications and broadcasting services throughout the Americas, and is a leading consultant, operator and partner in satellite ventures around the globe. Telesat is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., a leading communications company with shares listed in the United States, Canada and Europe.

About ViaSat
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. Products include satellite ground equipment, information security devices, tactical data radios, and communication simulators. ViaSat has a full line of VSAT products for data and voice applications, and is a market leader in Ka-band satellite systems, from user terminals to large gateways. ViaSat has locations in Carlsbad, CA, and Norcross, GA, along with its Comsat Laboratories division in Clarksburg, MD. Additional field offices are located in Boston, MA, Washington DC, Australia, Italy, China, and India.

In addition, ViaSat's wholly-owned subsidiary, U.S. Monolithics, designs and produces monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and modules for use in broadband communications. USM is based in Chandler, Arizona.

Safe Harbor Statement
Portions of this release, particularly statements about the capabilities of the SurfBeam system and launch of the Anik F2 satellite, 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: 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 Factors That May Affect Future Performance in ViaSat's Form 10-K. 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.

DOCSIS is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories Inc. 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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