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Toggle Summary Viasat Obtains Full Suite of Operating Licenses in Nigeria; Plans to Deliver High-Quality Satellite Internet to Help Create Digital and Social Inclusion
ABUJA, Nigeria and CARLSBAD, Calif. , May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Working in partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Viasat Inc . (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, proudly announced today it was granted a full suite of operating licenses—Internet Service
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Acquisition of RigNet
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET). RigNet's stockholders approved the transaction on April 21, 2021 .
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Toggle Summary Viasat Completes Acquisition of Remaining Stake in its European Broadband Joint Venture, Inclusive of the KA-SAT Satellite and Ground Assets
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it completed the purchase of Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl ("EBI"), the wholesale broadband services business created as part of Viasat's former partnering
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Toggle Summary Viasat Secures Supplemental Type Certificate Approval to Install In-Flight Connectivity on Select Bombardier Challenger 600-Series Business Jets
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) for its Ku Advanced in-flight connectivity (IFC) system on select
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Toggle Summary KLM Introduces Viasat In-Flight Wi-Fi on European Flights
AMSTERDAM and CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and KLM   Royal Dutch Airlines , will bring connectivity to 18 of the airlines' Boeing 737-800 fleet and 21 of its Embraer E195 aircraft.
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Toggle Summary Viasat, 19Labs Collaborate to Deliver Real-time, Enhanced Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for Unserved and Underserved Communities
CARLSBAD Calif. , April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc.  (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, and 19Labs , a leader in remote telemedicine platforms, today announced a collaboration to deliver a real-time, enhanced telemedicine and remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution aimed at
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Toggle Summary FAA and EASA Approve Viasat's Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity System for Bombardier Challenger 300-Series Aircraft
- Certification enables operators of Bombardier Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft to benefit from Viasat's fastest available download speeds in the super midsize segment - Bombardier continues to enhance available services for customers via its growing worldwide support network MONTREAL
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Toggle Summary Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 55 Integrates Viasat Eclypt Core Encrypted Internal Hard Drive to Protect Top Secret Data for the Defence Industry
BRACKNELL, U.K. and FARNBOROUGH, U.K. , April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced its modular TOUGHBOOK 55 notebook is now available for the Defence industry with an integrated Eclypt® Core Encrypted Internal Hard Drive  from global communications company, Viasat Inc.
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Toggle Summary CNET Names Viasat 'Best Satellite Provider' of 2021 for U.S. Rural Internet Service
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it has been named the 'Best Satellite Provider' among U.S.   rural internet service providers (ISPs) by leading global consumer-technology media brand, CNET.
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Toggle Summary Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator and Former Member of Congress, Joins Viasat's Board of Directors
CARLSBAD, Calif. , April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc.  (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the appointment of Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (" NASA ") Chief and former Oklahoma Congressman James "Jim" Bridenstine to its Board of Directors.
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