ViaSat said it finalized a contract to supply its SurfBeam broadband satellite networking system to Smart Digital Communications Bhd in Malaysia. Smart will use the system, the first of its kind in Asia, to provide enhanced satellite managed services and networking operations for a new service called Triple Play that will bring voice, video and high- speed Internet to homes and small businesses in Malaysia. Under the contract, valued at more than $5.75 million, ViaSat will supply 5,000 Ku-band satellite terminals for the project. Installations of the terminals are expected to be completed by the end of this year.

“Smart Digital chose the ViaSat SurfBeam technology because its innovative approach to broadband satellite communications will maintain both cost and performance as we grow these large networks,” said Mr. Khairuddin Abd Rahman, president and CEO of Smart Digital, in a prepared statement. “In our country, satellite networking has a pivotal role and we need to complement our government commitment to provide broadband under the National Broadband Plan. We are focusing on technology that delivers a true cost-effective and high- quality service level to the customers who will support a successful business model.”