ViaSat VRT-100 Rugged BGAN Terminal Receives Inmarsat Case Approval
Rugged, portable VRT-100 satcom terminal ideal for first responders,
emergency communications
CARLSBAD, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 24, 2008 --
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) has received Inmarsat Case Approval for the
ViaSat VRT-100 rugged Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal. The
portable VRT-100 can be especially valuable to first responders to civil
emergencies such as fire, police, homeland security, relief agencies,
and news media personnel who can quickly set up reliable communications
even in the midst of extreme weather conditions. With Case Approval, the
VRT-100 can be used throughout the Inmarsat BGAN network. The VRT-100
complements the recently-approved ViaSat AN/PSC-14
that integrates BGAN
with HAIPE® IS Type 1 IP network security.
The VRT-100 adds to the family of Inmarsat terminals as the only
entirely ruggedized
BGAN terminal for operation, deployment, and transport in extreme
conditions. In addition to first responders, the terminal is also ideal
for commercial business activities in rugged, remote locations, such as
remote construction or exploration for new sources of oil, gas, and
other natural resources.
“The terminal provides voice and
high-bandwidth IP connections beyond line-of-sight in harsh weather
conditions to increase effectiveness at the far edges of an operation,”
said Doug Poorman, ViaSat BGAN terminal program manager. “The
VRT-100 can give you 12-hours of transmit time and 24-hours on standby
using rugged batteries designed for military radios. It can also be
powered by AC/DC supplies or a 12-volt vehicle battery interface.”
The BGAN service is the world’s first mobile
communications service to deliver simultaneous voice and broadband IP
data to a portable device across most of the world's landmass. BGAN
terminals support standard IP speeds of up to half-a-megabit per second
and streaming IP data rates of up to 256 kbps.
More details on the features of the VRT-100, and the AN/PSC-14, can be
found at bgan.viasat.com.
About ViaSat
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 has 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
Portions of this release, particularly statements about the performance
and deliveries of ViaSat products and technology, may contain
forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to
risks and uncertainties. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are
some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially,
including but not limited to: contractual problems, product defects,
manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues, technologies not
being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not
perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other
factors affecting the telecommunications industry generally. In
addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat’s
SEC filings available at www.sec.gov,
including without limitation, ViaSat’s annual
reports on Form 10-K and ViaSat’s quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements for any reason.
HAIPE is a registered trademark of the National Security Agency.
Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are tradenames of ViaSat, Inc.
Neither Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT
Corporation. “Comsat”
is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation.
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