CARLSBAD, Calif. & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) and Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (NYSE Euronext Paris:ETL) continue to execute on their strategy to deliver high-quality satellite-based Internet connectivity to the commercial airline market in Europe with a new service contract for SAS, Scandinavia’s leading airline.
SAS is equipping its short and medium-haul fleet to offer on-board WiFi speeds of at least 12 Mbps and higher to each passenger to ensure that time spent on board will be more productive and enjoyable with streaming TV, music and films. The first aircraft with the new WiFi-system will enter service in the second half of 2017.
ViaSat will be the prime contractor to the airline, making available its vertically-integrated in-flight Internet system, inclusive of providing Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs); wireless IFE system support; passenger-facing access portals; and an end-to-end service that will leverage connectivity from Eutelsat. The connectivity service uses KA-SAT, Eutelsat’s high-capacity Ka-band broadband satellite whose service area spans Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of
the world's leading and most experienced operators of communications
satellites. The company provides capacity on 39 satellites to clients
that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV
operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and
government agencies. Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage
of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas,
enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be
established irrespective of a user’s location. Headquartered in Paris,
with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a
workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in
their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of
service.
For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com
About ViaSat
ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT)
keeps the world connected. As a global broadband services and technology
company, ViaSat ensures consumers, businesses, governments and military
personnel have communications access - anywhere - whether on the ground
or in-flight. The Company's innovations in designing highest-capacity
satellites and secure ground infrastructure and terminal technologies
coupled with its international network of managed Wi-Fi hotspots
enable ViaSat to deliver a best available network that extends the reach
and accessibility of broadband internet service, globally. For more
information visit ViaSat at: www.viasat.com,
or follow the Company on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created
under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Forward-looking statements, among others, statements that refer to
the speed, performance and quality of the ViaSat/Eutelsat internet
service; the roll-out and uptake of products and services by, and
services offered by airlines throughout Europe; and the expected
capacity, service, coverage, service speeds, availability and other
features of the satellites, and the timing, cost, economics and other
benefits associated therewith. Readers are cautioned that actual results
could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ include: the ability to successfully implement ViaSat’s business
plan for broadband services on the anticipated timeline or at all; risks
associated with the construction, launch and operation of satellites,
including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation
in satellite performance; ability to successfully develop, introduce and
sell new technologies, products and services; government audits; changes
in the global business environment and economic conditions; reduced
demand for products and services as a result of continued constraints on
capital spending by customers; changes in relationships with, or the
financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; reliance on a
limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply ViaSat’s
products; increased competition; introduction of new technologies and
other factors affecting the communications and defense industries
generally; the effect of adverse regulatory changes on ViaSat’s ability
to sell products and services; ViaSat’s level of indebtedness and
ability to comply with applicable debt covenants; ViaSat’s involvement
in litigation, including intellectual property claims and litigation to
protect proprietary technology; and ViaSat’s dependence on a limited
number of key employees. In addition, please refer to the risk factors
contained in ViaSat’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov,
including ViaSat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and 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.
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