-- Ka-band increases online performance for business aircraft flying North American and European high-traffic routes

CARLSBAD, California, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding network capacity and increasing the performance of its fast Yonder^® internet service for general aviation customers, ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is bringing Exede^® In The Air to business executives, fractional owners, charter and jet card flyers, and others who rely on general aviation jets. The service offers even better performance than the ViaSat Yonder service, already the fastest service over both land and water, and an experience similar to the high-speed in-flight internet available on JetBlue and United Airlines.

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The higher capacity and improved economics of the ViaSat Ka-band satellite network ensure business aircraft passengers stay productive and entertained en route with the same applications and services they use on the ground. Flight tests have recently validated multiple devices simultaneously using high-bandwidth applications such as multi-site videoconferencing, social media, and live streaming of HD TV and movies while switching between Ku and Ka satellites.

"This is another step in the transition to the next generation of in-flight performance that customers are looking for. People who use Exede in-flight service love it. In fact, JetBlue celebrated one million connected devices in September, and that's in only 10 months since the launch of service and just now reaching 70 aircraft with the service installed," said Leo Conboy, business area director for ViaSat general aviation. "With more than 500 aircraft on our near-global footprint for Ku-band Yonder service, we'll continue to meet the needs of ultra-long range business jets while adding Exede Ka-band services for high-density flight routes over North America, Europe, the Mediterranean, and northern Africa."

Exede services for general aviation are based on the same ViaSat satellite broadband technology as Exede Internet, now serving over 640,000 households in the U.S.; Exede In The Air high-speed in-flight internet for commercial air passengers; Exede Business tailored to business subscribers with added speed and data; and Exede Enterprise for live events, field operations, and disaster response.

In June, a report from the FCC showed that Exede Internet led 14 other internet services in delivering against advertised speeds for the second consecutive year and in September, Exede In The Air won the Avion Award for Best Achievement in Technology at the Airline Passenger Experience Expo (APEX).

For additional information, please contact ViaSat at +1 760-476-2777, or see a live demo of the new Exede service performance at the ViaSat booth (#3609) at NBAA 2014, October 21-23 in Orlando.

About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)

ViaSat creates satellite and other wireless networking systems that efficiently deliver the most bandwidth for fast, secure, and high-performance communications to any location for consumers, governments, enterprises, and the military. The company offers Exede services in North America, which feature ViaSat-1, the world's highest capacity satellite; worldwide mobile satellite services, including global tracking and messaging as well as high-speed in-flight internet; satellite broadband networking systems; Wi-Fi and other hotspot operations, support, and management systems; and network-centric military communication systems and cybersecurity for the U.S. and allied governments. ViaSat also offers communication system design and a number of complementary products and technologies. Based in Carlsbad, California, ViaSat employs over 3,300 people in a number of locations worldwide for technology development, customer service, and network operations.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward looking statements include statements about the performance and capacity of ViaSat's global network. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of satellites used to supply these new services, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; negative audits by the U.S. government; continued turmoil in the global business environment and economic conditions; delays in approving U.S. government budgets and cuts in government defense expenditures; ViaSat's reliance on U.S. government contracts, and on a small number of contracts which account for a significant percentage of ViaSat's revenues; the ability to successfully develop, introduce and sell new technologies, products and services; reduced demand for products as a result of continued constraints on capital spending by customers; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; reliance on a limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply ViaSat's products; increased competition and other factors affecting the communications and defense industries generally; the effect of adverse regulatory changes on ViaSat's ability to sell products and services; ViaSat's level of indebtedness and ability to comply with applicable debt covenants; ViaSat's involvement in litigation, including intellectual property claims and litigation to protect proprietary technology; and ViaSat's dependence on a limited number of key employees. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including ViaSat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Yonder and Exede are registered trademarks of ViaSat Inc.

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