ViaSat Selected as VSAT Network Supplier for Phase 4 of e-Mexico
Broadband Project
New Hub and Terminals Will Expand Internet Access to More Citizens in
Mexico
DULUTH, Ga. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) February 20, 2007 --
ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) is supplying an additional LinkStar®
hub and 1,200 VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals) to INTERDirec
(INTERNET Directo S.A. de C.V.) in the Phase 4 expansion of the
e-Mexico network. The network provides broadband access to the general
population of Mexico via Digital Community Centers (DCCs) and schools.
The LinkStar system was the original winning network technology for
3,200 VSATs in Phase I of the project as well. This new phase of the
project will bring the total of connected VSAT sites in the e-Mexico
network to over 9,000. Final deliveries of the LinkStar hub and
terminals are expected to be completed this month and then ViaSat will
support INTERDirec in bringing the network expansion to full and stable
operation.
The e-Mexico network is one of the primary components of the e-Mexico
National System, a national IT project for Mexico. The project is
coordinated by the Secretaría de
Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) with three main areas of focus:
connectivity, systems, and content. The connectivity phase is now
reaching the most remote towns all over the country to give Internet
access to schools, public libraries, centers for adult education, rural
centers of heath services, and community centers open to service for the
general population.
“This Phase 4 expansion of the e-Mexico
network will allow INTERDirec and ViaSat to improve its service with
more bandwidth per site,” said Mr. Carlos
Peralta, president of INTERDirec, a subsidiary company of IUSACOM. “We
are very pleased to contract with ViaSat again for the expansion of the
e-Mexico system to comply with our commitments for this important
project of the Mexican government.”
“The LinkStar system has proven its ability to
provide very cost-effective broadband access for many education projects
across Latin and South America,” said Robert
Feierbach, managing director Latin America and EMEA. “As
we continue to build new features into our products, ViaSat engineers
focus on ensuring that our systems are compatible with newly developing
applications for education, distance learning, and enterprise networking.”
“The continued confidence that INTERDirec has
shown in us and our LinkStar technology is very gratifying. We’ll
be working hard to ensure that Phase 4 of this very important project in
Mexico is a success,” said Hugo Frega, ViaSat
regional director for Latin America.
About INTERDirec
INTERDirec is a satellite communications service provider that is a
subsidiary of IUSACOM, a Mexican telecommunication company. IUSACOM
provides telecommunications networking choices that combine leading
technology with affordable pricing, including the introduction of new
Voice over IP telephony in Mexico called (VOXIP).
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 complementary 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.
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. All additional products
are trademarks of their respective owners.
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