Carlsbad, CA - ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has been awarded an eight-year, delivery order contract by the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) to design and produce the Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM), a new military standard for high-speed satellite communications. The firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract begins with a purchase of strategic (fixed) and tactical (shipboard) units valued at $7.8 million.

CECOM objectives for the EBEM program are to advance to a commercial, state-of-the-art modem that can support the communications, command and control requirements of today's highly mobile, joint U.S. forces. EBEM will interface to a variety of legacy military communications equipment, but use advanced technologies, such as turbo coding and higher order modulation techniques, to increase efficiency and throughput. The new modems are designed to send and receive data at speeds from 64 kbps to 155 Mbps.

"We are extremely pleased to have been selected by CECOM to fulfil the EBEM mission. We believe a good part of our success derives from our position as a leading supplier of both commercial and military satellite communications networks," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO at ViaSat.

The military is seeking more capacity for high-speed broadband and multimedia transmissions and EBEM will expand the availability of that type of capacity over both military and commercial satellites at X-, C-, Ku- and Ka-band frequencies.

Safe Harbor Statement
Portions of this release, particularly statements about modem performance and future orders for EBEMs, may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to: contractual problems, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the telecommunications industry generally. The Company 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 the Company's Form 10-K, which 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.

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