ViaSat And Boeing To Offer ViaSat Flexible Broadband System - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - ViaSat Inc. (VSAT) and Boeing Co. (BA) are teaming together to offer the ViaSat Flexible Broadband System, making it easier for operators and service providers to deliver affordable, high-speed broadband services worldwide.

The Flexible Broadband System is designed to provide the industry leading satellite bandwidth economics in a more affordable package, tailored to regional operators. The system is based on the most advanced ViaSat High-Capacity Satellite System, the same flexible networking system developed for the ViaSat-2 satellite scheduled to launch next year.

ViaSat and Boeing are also adapting a ViaSat-2 based payload to the Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellite bus to provide affordable and flexible satellite broadband anywhere in the world.