ViaSat has been a key technology provider for virtually every form of satellite broadband system. But our initiative to transform satellite broadband — with a 10-times leap forward in satellite capacity — has created a stir in the satellite industry. The announcement of the first two satellites, ViaSat-1 and Ka-Sat, has influenced thinking and planning for satellite services around the world.
The Reasons Reflect Fundamental Changes in the Market
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In 2005 there were two classes of Internet traffic: Web browsing/e-mail/file transfer and peer-to-peer. Since then, the volume of video communications and other high-bandwidth media has increased by a factor of eight.
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Satellite has not been able to meet the rising demand. In the past three years, each gain in broadband satellite capacity was matched with a sharp spike in subscriber uptake. Then within months, capacity was sold out in key geographic areas, and subscriber growth flattened.
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Current satellite systems are not designed for video, photo sharing, VOIP and peer-to-peer networking. It is not just speed that customers want but more bandwidth volume. Distributors in the United States, Europe and every developed country identify abundant bandwidth as one of the most important customer satisfaction measures.
Our technology yields the greatest supply and lowest-cost satellite bandwidth in the world. It can lift the industry into a new level of competitiveness in meeting the inevitable growth in demand for higher volume broadband to carry the video and other rich media consumers crave. And we believe the same combination of high volume, low cost and better service will appeal just as much to defense, mobile and enterprise customers.
Economies of scale are key to success in consumer telecommunications mass markets. In satellite, low-cost broadband Ka-band bandwidth is the fuel that can make networks grow faster.
Continuing Our Growth as a Force in Government Satcom
For the first time this year, ViaSat broke into the Washington Technology "Top 100 Government IT Contractors", one of 22 new companies on the list, demonstrating the continuing growth opportunities for companies that bring value and new ideas to the market. A few key attributes make us optimistic that we can extend this record of growth.
An Expanding Future Demand for What We Do
A recent Frost & Sullivan report predicts stable level of defense procurement outlays through 2013 and also notes several procurement trends that play to our strengths:
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Implementation of commercial products to save costs and shorten acquisition cycles, rather than major new R&D programs.
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Focus on Navy, Marine and Army communication and information system upgrades.
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Increased emphasis on special operations.
| ViaSat connects people to today’s new communication applications when terrestrial networks are not practical or cost-effective. |
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