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Viasat Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) is a global communications company focused on satellite communications, with activity spanning government SATCOM, mobility services, maritime connectivity, business aviation and emerging direct-to-device satellite services. The Viasat news feed on this page aggregates company announcements, press releases and other coverage so readers can follow how the business and its satellite network evolve over time.
Recent news from Viasat highlights developments in its integrated Ka-band network for government users, including a unified global Ka-band satellite communications network that combines Viasat satellites, the Global Xpress fleet and partner satellites. The company has also announced services such as Enhanced LAISR, an on-demand managed L-band service designed to support government airborne, maritime and land users with beyond line-of-sight connectivity.
Viasat’s news flow also covers its aviation and maritime offerings. Announcements have described Viasat Amara, a next-generation in-flight connectivity solution adopted by airlines, and NexusWave, a bonded multi-network service from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, that supports digitalization and crew welfare at sea. Additional updates include agreements with airlines and shipping companies to deploy these connectivity solutions across fleets.
Beyond transport markets, Viasat reports on its HaloNet and InRange services for launch telemetry and near-Earth space communications, as well as research on direct-to-device satellite connectivity for mobile users. Corporate governance and capital markets items, such as board appointments, equity plan changes and financial results releases, are also reported through company news and SEC filings.
Investors and followers of VSAT stock can use this news page to monitor product announcements, network expansions, customer agreements, research publications and governance updates that Viasat discloses through official channels.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced that Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg and CFO Gary Chase will participate in the Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit in New York on November 19, 2025.
Dankberg will join an in-person Direct-to-Device Connectivity panel at 4:00 PM ET with other commercial satellite operator leaders to discuss standardization and interoperability between satellite and terrestrial connectivity. There will not be a webcast for this in-person event. For registration or conference details, contact the summit organizer directly.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) confirmed the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of its ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) satellite on Nov 14, 2025, after liftoff Nov 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST aboard a ULA Atlas V551.
ViaSat-3 F2 will serve the Americas, is designed for flexible, high-capacity bandwidth deployment across commercial mobility, fixed broadband and defense, and is anticipated to double Viasat’s overall fleet bandwidth. The satellite will deploy solar arrays and navigate to geostationary orbit over the next several months, with service entry on track for early 2026 following in-orbit testing and network integration.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) successfully executed the first flight test of its HaloNet launch telemetry data relay onboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn during the NG-2 mission on Nov. 13, 2025. The test, run under NASA’s Communications Services Project within SCaN, established a persistent connection to Viasat’s global L-band GEO network and transmitted real-time flight data to the launch operations center.
Viasat said this demonstration is the first of multiple planned HaloNet demonstrations for NASA and launch providers, with a second Blue Origin launch telemetry demonstration anticipated in early next calendar year and additional HaloNet missions planned in 2026.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) published its second quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results in a shareholder letter and posted accompanying webcast slides to the company's Investor Relations website.
The company will host a live conference call on November 7, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET; dial-in numbers and a conference ID are provided, and a live webcast and archived recording will be available on the Investor Relations site for approximately one month after the call.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) was selected by the U.S. Government under a sole‑source, multi‑million dollar IDIQ award to develop a next‑generation, high‑assurance, high‑speed Ethernet Data Encryptor (EDE) for classified cloud data centers and transport networks.
Key technical claims include 16× more bandwidth, an estimated 60% power savings, and an advertised encryption density of 3.2 Tbps aggregate per standard rack unit (enough for >100,000 simultaneous 4K streams). The product will build on Viasat’s KG‑142 heritage and use its PSIAM™ reprogrammable architecture for software‑based upgrades.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) confirmed the scheduled launch of its ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on November 5, 2025 with a launch window opening at 10:24 PM ET. The satellite will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V551 from Cape Canaveral and will travel to geostationary orbit at 79° west longitude.
ViaSat-3 F2 is expected to more than double Viasat’s current network capacity, provide coverage over the Americas, support platforms such as Viasat Amara and NexusWave, and enter commercial service after several months of in-orbit testing, still anticipated in early 2026.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will release its Q2 FY2026 financial results on Friday, November 7, 2025 after market close via a letter to shareholders posted on the company Investor Relations website.
The company will host a conference call and live webcast on November 7, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET. To join the live call dial (800) 715-9871 (toll-free U.S./international) or (646) 307-1963 (U.S.) and reference conference ID 2291081. The webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations site for approximately one month following the call.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) completed a country-first direct-to-device (D2D) demonstration in Mexico on October 16, 2025, showing native SMS and push-to-talk on mass-market Android smartphones over its I-4 F3 satellite.
The demo used 3GPP NTN release 17 standards and Skylo’s RAN and core infrastructure, plus the HMD Offgrid companion device, to send/receive messages between a satellite-connected phone and a terrestrial cellular phone using Viasat’s global L-band spectrum. Viasat cited prior D2D demos in India, Middle East, Brazil, and Hawaii and noted a joint venture with Space42 called Equatys to enable global D2D services and evolve MSS toward 5G.
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) was selected as one of five awardees for an initial Delivery Order 1 (DO1) under the U.S. Space Force Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) IDIQ program.
The DO1 work lasts 7 months and will mature a dual-band X/Ka-band GEO small-satellite and anchor-station design covering TT&C, satellite and network operations, and cybersecurity, with a targeted first PTS-G launch in 2028. The program has an IDIQ ceiling of $4B for all awardees and aims to deploy proliferated, anti-jam, maneuverable GEO satellites to deliver resilient tactical SATCOM for government users.
Space42 (ADX:SPACE42) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) have announced plans to form Equatys, a joint venture aimed at enabling global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. The venture will create the world's largest coordinated spectrum block for global D2D services.
Equatys will operate as a "space tower company" implementing shared space and ground Non-Terrestrial-Network infrastructure, supporting over 100 MHz of harmonized MSS spectrum across 160+ markets. The platform will be accessible to standard smartphones and IoT devices, with commercial rollout targeted within 3 years.
The venture will utilize a shared multi-tenant model to reduce redundant investments and deliver cost-efficient capacity to ecosystem participants, following a 5G open architecture platform aligned with 3GPP framework.
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