Viasat sells high-speed satellite internet (up to 150 Mbps), voice, and in-flight connectivity directly to residential consumers, small/medium businesses, enterprises, and governments in rural/remote USA (Source), (Source).
Viasat builds and owns its own GEO Ka-band satellites and L-band fleet for fixed/mobile broadband (Source), (Source).
USA
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About
Founded in 1986 in Carlsbad, CA, with major milestones including ViaSat-1 launch in 2011 (world's highest-capacity GEO satellite at 140 Gbps), 2017 acquisition of RigNet for energy/maritime expansion, $7.3B Inmarsat acquisition completed May 2023 adding global L/Ka-band assets, ViaSat-3 F1 launch in 2023 (despite partial anomaly), and ViaSat-3 F2 successful launch November 2025 doubling fleet bandwidth (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Viasat is not retail-only; it builds and operates its own satellite networks in addition to retail sales, while providing wholesale capacity (Source))
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Viasat is not wholesale-only; it sells retail directly to residential consumers and businesses via Unleashed plans (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Viasat is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source), (Source).