ViaSat LinkWayS2 Net-Centric Broadband Modem Orders for U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corp. Total $25 Million

ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has been awarded contracts totaling $25 million for LinkWay®_S2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, USMC, and other DoD customers. The LinkWay_S2 systems are for a variety of military communication programs, including WIN-T, SNAP, FHRN, SWAN, and C-MNF. LinkWay_S2 modems provide single-hop, full mesh, high speed bandwidth-on-demand flexibility and efficiency that a hub-based satellite network system can’t provide for these applications. The modems delivered under these orders will also introduce DoD-approved transmission security (TRANSEC) to the LinkWay system as well as new LinkWay_S2 system features that will provide continuing improvements in throughput and efficiency.

The LinkWay_S2 system is a "single-hop” network that connects directly from one terminal to another – even to multiple other sites at once – rather than requiring a second relay through a central hub. In addition to direct links, the LinkWay_S2 modems include a second demodulator to receive simultaneous DVB-S2 broadcast or multicast traffic from Global Broadcast System (GBS) in-theater transmitters.

"This is another big vote of confidence for the LinkWay system, which improves security, throughput, and operational bandwidth costs for the tactical IP satcom network,” said Ric VanderMeulen, VP and general manager of ViaSat Government Satcom Systems. "We look forward to continuing to provide our war fighters with the most flexible and efficient communications.”

Smaller in size, weight, and power, and with Wideband Global Satcom-ready IF bandwidth, the LinkWay_S2 modem represents a new generation LinkWay system. It is 100% backwards-compatible with the widely deployed LinkWay2100 series modem, but brings customers the more advanced capabilities they need to increase throughput, transmission rates, and efficiency, including 8-PSK modulation, and open-standard Turbo coding.

About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital 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 owns five subsidiaries: US Monolithics, Efficient Channel Coding, Enerdyne Technologies, Intelligent Compression Technologies, and JAST. These companies design and produce complementary products such as monolithic microwave integrated circuits, DVB-S2 satellite communication components, video data link systems, data acceleration and compression products, and mobile satellite antenna 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.

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