ViaSat Wins Award from Entel Chile to Supply VSAT DVB-S2 Broadband
Network for Business and Government Services
DULUTH, Ga. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) February 22, 2007 --
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) will supply its LinkStar®
DVB-S2 satellite networking system to enable Entel Chile to expand its
communication services for education, business, and government in Chile.
The contract includes installation and integration of a satellite
network hub with LinkStarS2 terminals in
Santiago de Chile. Deliveries of the hub and first shipment of close to
400 broadband VSAT terminals are scheduled for this month, with
commissioning of the network planned for March.
“Our LinkStar system provides a unique VSAT
network to Entel Chile because it responds to a full range of strictly
defined IP applications very efficiently,”
said Robert Feierbach, managing director Latin America and EMEA. “We
are delighted that Entel Chile has chosen ViaSat as the winner of this
important formal tender.”
“A company such as Entel Chile is a great new
partner for us, and we’ll be working hard to
ensure their success in this and other important projects for Chile,”
said Hugo Frega, ViaSat regional director for Latin America.
With more than 140 hubs and 85,000 terminals installed worldwide, the
LinkStar VSAT system supports quick-turnaround retail transactions, such
as point-of-sale and lottery networks, as well as broadband multimedia
applications, such as Internet access, law enforcement applications,
enterprise networking, and distance learning. Operators get better
service and more efficient use of satellite transponders from dynamic
bandwidth allocation, which increases or decreases data rates
on-the-fly, and the latest in DVB-S2 technology. Service providers can
also access dedicated network management tools and hub resources from a
shared hub though the Virtual Network Operator (VNO) functions of the
system.
About Entel Chile (www.entel.cl)
Empresa Nacional de Telecommunications S.A. is the largest
Telecommunication Company in Chile with Ch$ 1,214,865 million in assets
and Ch$ 809,328 million in annual revenues reported in December 2006.
The company provides mobile, Data & IT, Internet service, local
telephony, and long distance services (together with related services).
Entel also has operations in Peru and in January 2007 sold its
Venezuelan subsidiary. After a successful participation in the U.S.
hispanic telecommunication market, and its synergistic Central America
market, Entel sold its participation in the second quarter of 2006,
increasing the focus in the Chilean core business. Entel is listed on
the Chilean Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago) under the
ticker symbol ENTEL and its headquarters are based in Santiago, Chile.
About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other 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’s three wholly owned
subsidiaries, US Monolithics, Efficient Channel Coding, and Enerdyne
Technologies Inc., design and produce complimentary products such as
monolithic microwave integrated circuits, DVB-S2 satellite communication
components, and video data link 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.
Safe Harbor Statement
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. The Company
refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk
Factors in the Company's Form 10-K, which contain and identify other
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements.
Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements.
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