Viasat Inc is an innovative global provider of communications technologies and services, focused on making connectivity accessible, available and secure for current and future customers worldwide. The company leverages its own satellite fleet, national operator partnerships, and third-party satellite coverage to deliver broadband, narrowband and other connectivity solutions to aviation, maritime, enterprise, consumer, military and government users across the globe. Viasat Inc provides end-to-end multi-band platforms of satellites, ground infrastructure and user terminals to support fixed and mobile communications in various frequency bands.
Viasat Inc generates revenue through the provision of communications technologies and services, including broadband and narrowband solutions for commercial and government customers. Primary revenue streams come from aviation in-flight connectivity, maritime communications, fixed broadband services, government satellite communications, and defense-related technologies. The company also earns revenue from the development and sale of advanced satellite and wireless products, terminals, cybersecurity solutions and information assurance products that enable secure communications for military and government users.
The company operates through the following segments: communication services and defense and advanced technologies.
- Communication Services: This segment provides a wide range of broadband and narrowband communications solutions across government and commercial mobility markets, as well as for residential and enterprise fixed broadband customers. It includes the development and sale of advanced satellite and wireless products and terminals that support fixed and mobile broadband and narrowband services. The segment designs, develops and produces space system solutions for geostationary earth orbit, medium earth orbit and low earth orbit regimes. Key offerings include aviation services such as in-flight connectivity systems installed on approximately 4,120 commercial aircraft and 2,000 business jets as of March 31, 2025, maritime services provided to approximately 14,000 vessels, and fixed broadband services serving approximately 189,000 U. S. subscribers with an average monthly revenue per user of $115. Trademarked services under this segment include NexusWave, a fully managed multi-layer connectivity service for merchant shipping companies.
- Defense and Advanced Technologies: This segment develops and offers resilient, vertically integrated solutions to government and commercial customers, leveraging core technical competencies in encryption, cyber security, tactical gateways, modems and waveforms. Primary business lines include information security and cyber defense, which provides HAIP E-compliant encryption solutions and the MOJO expeditionary tactical gateway family of products; space and mission systems, covering satellite communication system architecture, ground and airborne terminals, and special purpose LEO and MEO satellites; tactical networking, which includes products and services from TrellisWare for on-the-move communications; and advanced technologies and other, focusing on commercial communication satellite product development and intellectual property licensing. Trademarked products in this segment include HAIP E®-compliant encryption solutions and the TrellisWare brand for tactical networking products.
Viasat Inc holds a strong position in the satellite communications industry, competing with companies such as SpaceX, Intelsat, SES, L3Harris, EchoStar, Gogo, Anuvu, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Thales Group, KVH, Speedcast, CPI Antenna Systems Division, Comtech, Gilat, iDirect Technologies, Maxar, Newtec, Safran Aerosystems, BAE Systems, Collins Aerospace, Eutelsat, Iridium, OneWeb, Telesat and Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Corporation in various markets. The company's competitive advantages include its deep satellite fleet spanning multiple frequency bands, vertically integrated end-to-end platform, ability to offer bundled complex and complementary services, and expertise in next-generation satellite technologies such as the ViaSat-3 class satellites that utilize miniaturized electronics and efficient antenna designs to expand geographic coverage and data capacity.
Viasat Inc serves a highly diversified customer base including commercial airlines, business jet owners and operators, maritime commercial shipping fleets, offshore service vessel operators, commercial fishing companies, residential customers, small and medium-sized businesses, enterprises, government and military users, the U. S. Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, foreign governments, allied armed forces, public safety first-responders, remote government employees, commercial and defense contractors, satellite network integrators, large communications service providers, NATO, the European Space Agency, and privately held companies, international organizations and non-government entities that support government businesses worldwide. Specific customer relationships include direct work with commercial airlines and the U. S. Government to adapt satellite designs and service offerings to meet mission-critical needs.