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). Launched Exede consumer satellite internet service around 2011 (Source). Launched Exede satellite internet service in 2012 (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
Organization type
ISP
(2011-01-01)
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). Launched Exede consumer satellite internet service around 2011 (Source). Launched Exede satellite internet service in 2012 (Source).
Network Operator
Viasat builds and owns its own GEO Ka-band satellites and L-band fleet for fixed/mobile broadband (Source), (Source).
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).