ViaSat Inc. posted a profit of $6 million on revenue of $104.1 million in its second quarter 2006, the company announced Nov. 3. In the same period a year ago, ViaSat earned $3.7 million on revenue of $82.6 million.
ViaSat’s Government segment posted revenue of $49.5 million during the second quarter 2006, which ended Sept. 30, up 21 percent from revenue in the second quarter 2005. Commercial segment revenue was $56.9 million in the most recent quarter, up 33 percent from revenue of $44.1 million a year ago.
“Our second quarter and first half operating results are slightly better than planned and reflect the strength of both our government and commercial businesses,” Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat, said in a statement. “We’ve significantly increased deliveries of consumer broadband terminals as well as installations of mobile broadband products, and maintained solid performance in satellite networks and antenna systems.”
