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Carlsbad CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2008 ViaSat has signed new distribution agreements with Rockwell Collins and ARINC to supply business jets with ViaSat airborne broadband terminals and satellite services. The agreements maintain the four-year relationship with ARINC SKYLink and add Rockwell Collins eXchange as a distribution partner for ViaSat. Under these new agreements, Rockwell Collins has ordered additional airborne broadband systems to be delivered over a five year period while ARINC has extended its satellite services contract with ViaSat from three years to five. These contract actions represent additional orders for ViaSat of just over $26 million. With over sixty aircraft flying in North America, Europe, Trans-Atlantic, and Caribbean plus over 180 additional systems on order, ViaSat offers the only mobile broadband Ku-band system commercially licensed by the FCC. Using ViaSat ArcLight spread spectrum modems and gateways, Ku-band service offers much higher data rates at a lower cost than competing airborne broadband systems. The system enables travelers to access their e-mail, Internet applications, corporate virtual private networks, and voice over IP (VoIP) service at speeds comparable to terrestrial cable modem service from the moment they board the plane. "Bringing Rockwell-Collins on as a distribution partner in the business jet market for our proven Ku-band product underlines the success of our ArcLight mobile broadband system, products, and services in aeronautical markets," said Bill Sullivan, director of strategy for the ViaSat Broadband Systems group. "We're also pleased to extend our agreement with ARINC for use of our satellite gateways and network operations services in support of its SKYLink service offering." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ViaSat Inc VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
India To Launch GSAT-4 For Better Connectivity In Remote Areas
Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 13, 2007India would launch a satellite in June next year to provide computer connectivity in remote villages, a Space Department official has said. "We are going to launch GSAT-4 which will have digital connectivity on board. It's meant for data transfers from computers at remote villages", Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, G Madhavan Nair, told an international conference on e-science and grid computing here on Monday night. |
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