2012 is shaping up to be the year when the new generation of satellite broadband services gets put to the test. The two main U.S. broadband satellite providers — ViaSat/Wild Blue and Hughes Network Systems – both plan to demonstrate…
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NRTC Extends WildBlue Relationship
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has entered into a new five-year wholesale distribution agreement with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) for next-generation satellite broadband service through the new ViaSat-1 satellite. Similar to retail…
WildBlue: 12 Mbps Satellite Broadband for $50
It hasn’t taken long for ViaSat subsidiary and satellite broadband service provider WildBlue Communications to start leveraging the successful launch of its parent company’s ViaSat-1 broadband satellite, the highest capacity telecoms satellite in world history. WildBlue last week began offering…
Next Generation Satellite Broadband Passes Important Test
The first data from relayed from the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite has been received by WildBlue’s high-speed data network. Launched in late October and now in geosynchronous orbit, ViaSat-1 “is designed to transform the economics and quality of service for satellite…
Successful Launch of ViaSat-1, WildBlue Waits for Satellite Broadband Upgrades
ViaSat announced that its ViaSat-1 broadband communications satellite was launched successfully into Earth orbit on a Proton M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan by International Launch Services. ViaSat-1 is the highest capacity satellite in the world, according to the…
WildBlue Offers Stimulus Subsidized Satellite Broadband Offer
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) subsidiary WildBlue, a provider of high-speed satellite Internet service, is bringing very affordable broadband directly to unserved rural households in the West and Midwest through funding under the American…
ViaSat Completes WildBlue Acquisition
Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of privately-held WildBlue Communications Inc., the premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider. In acquiring WildBlue, ViaSat gains one of the most successful and fastest growing wholesale and retail broadband…
WildBlue Sold to ViaSat
ViaSat , a California based producer of satellite and wireless communication systems, is acquiring WildBlue Communications Inc. for $568 million. ViaSat says the new “combination sets the stage for accelerated growth and expansion of the WildBlue broadband service using ViaSat…
WildBlue Reaches 400K Subscribers
Iowa Woman who is the 400,000th Customer Bids Farewell to Dial-Up Denver – WildBlue Communications, provider of broadband Internet to rural America via satellite, surpassed a significant milestone last week: 400,000 customers. In the span of only four years, the…
WildBlue Activates Third Satellite, Increases Satellite Broadband Capacity
WildBlue announced availability of additional satellite broadband capacity, using a third satellite. WildBlue is leasing Ka band capacity from EchoStar’s AMC-15 satellite. The new satellite capacity will serve customers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Arkansas. The…
WildBlue to Demo 18 Mbps
WildBlue, the Colorado based satellite broadband provider, is scheduled to demo an 18 Mbps satellite broadband service on April 29th in Colorado. If the demo translates to an actual product offering, it would be about twelve times the speed of…
WildBlue Raises $50 Million
WildBlue announced that it has secured $50 million in equity financing to fund its continued growth. “The proceeds will fund WildBlue’s recently launched customer equipment leasing program, enabling the company’s award-winning service to be offered to new customers throughout rural…
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