[Satellite Today 10-09-09] ViaSat Inc. received a $46 million contract from Star Satellite Communications Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), to support Yahsat’s satellite Internet service, ViaSat announced Oct. 7.

            ViaSat will provide its SurfBeam 2 network infrastructure and initial customer premises terminals for the YahClick service. Under the contract, ViaSat will deliver and install four complete satellite broadband gateways, provide equipment and installation for a network control center, supply a pilot production quantity of user terminals, and support Yahsat with network operations and maintenance services.

             YahClick, targeted to enterprise customers and consumers in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia, is expected to go live upon the launch of YahSat’s second satellite, Y1B, and its spotbeam Ka-band payload in the second half of 2011.

ViaSat Acquires WildBlue for $568 Million   Satellite Today   October 1, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 10-02-09] ViaSat Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire WildBlue Communications in a cash and stock transaction valued at $568 million, ViaSat announced Oct. 1. WildBlue s Ka-band broadband service now will use capacity…

ViaSat Supplies LinkStar and SurfBeam Hubs to African ISP   Satellite Today   August 13, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] ViaSat is supplying its LinkStarS2 Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs to Linkserve, an Internet service provider in West Africa, ViaSat announced Aug. 12. The new…

Yahsat To Launch Satellite Broadband   Satellite Today   October 20, 2008
[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) will launch a new satellite broadband service in the Middle East, the company announced Oct. 18. Yahsat 1B will deliver the YahClick service through its Ka-band multi-spot…