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ViaSat Background
• Best strategic partner for end-to-end satellite networks
• Founded in 1986
• Executed IPO in 1996 (Nasdaq:VSAT)
• Headquartered in Carlsbad, California
• Approximately 2,000 employees worldwide
• Unmatched networking expertise and technical capabilities by
relentlessly pursuing innovative excellence
• Scale, mind power and organization to pursue the most
challenging communication environments
Innovative
Technology Provider
Constant Pursuit
of Excellence
Delivers
Exceptional Value
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Consumer Networks
Specifically designed for
mass market access
ViaSat is the proven
KA-Band leader
• Fastest growing consumer
broadband network ever
• Over ¾ million units deployed
• Applications & speed
to satisfy customers
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Mobile Networks
Unsurpassed global
broadband coverage
True broadband experience
to small antennas
•Forward link rates
up to 30 Mbps
•Return link rates
up to 1024 kbps
•Apertures as small as 30cm
Web browsing, e-mail,
VPN, voice, media
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Antenna Systems
Network Gateways
50 years of proven success
designing, manufacturing and
deploying high performance
antennas systems
Broadband Gateways
Mobile Systems
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Design-to-Suit Applications
Proven system solutions
Systems engineering
Antennas
Integration
Testing
Installation
Field service
Upgrades
BROADBAND
ISR
MOBILE
DESIGN-TO-SUIT
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Gateway RF
Gateway RF solutions using
ViaSat’s technology
System level Capabilities to provide
Complete Gateways
Leverage on established
key supplier base for
RF elements
13.5m
9.1m
7.3m
4m
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High Capacity Ka-Band Network
Architecture (Wild Blue)
1212
Satellite
Connectivity
Subscriber
Terminal
Gateway
Earth Stations
Fiber
Connectivity
Operations &
Business
Internet
425,000 small
low cost
subscriber terminals
Three high power,
Ka-band spot-beam
satellites
13 unmanned
remotely operated
Gateway Earth Stations
Fiber backbone,
Google email,
web hosting, portal
Network operations
Business systems
Denver, Colorado
Anik F2
AMC-15
WildBlue-1
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Ka-band Technologies
High Capacity Satellites
Ka-band: More Spectrum
Spot Beam: High Frequency Reuse
Innovative New Ground System
Adaptive Coding and Modulation
• Maximize throughput
• Protect against link impairments
• Spectral efficiency
High Speed Forward and Return Channels
• Higher peak speeds for users
Leverage Open Standards for mass deployment
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MEOlink IP Trunking Terminal
Fiber-like high speed two-way data
link
Leverages ViaSat’s Ka-band
expertise
Re-use Ka-band gateway design for RF,
antenna control, M&C
Leverages existing Ka-band MEO terminal
designs
Incorporates proven ACM
technology
Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)
enables links to persist through rain fades
Critical to operation over Ka-band
Proven operation today in the US with
over 400,000 users operating on Ka-band
Leverages ViaSat’s DVB-S2 high
speed modem technology
Field proven DVB-S2 technology offers
most advanced modulation and coding
technology
Flexible modem design provides for a
range of operating points
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Proprietary Information
ArcLight™ Mobile Broadband Summary
Ethernet
Ku-Band
Satellite
Return
Channel
Receiver
Subsystem
Hub
Antenna
Forward
Channel
Modulator
Return Link:
32 - 1024 kbit/s
To Cabin LAN
Internet
Small
Mobile
Antenna
Router
Network
Operations
Center
512 k – 30 Mbit/s
Forward Link
Hub
Canceller
Broadband
Ku-band
Satellite
Transceiver
Two way communications – whether you are in the middle of the sky, the middle of
the ocean, or the middle of the desert
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Next Gen Gateway Networks
Most compact hub:
125 Mhz /Demod
Blade
500Mhz/Mod Blade
Net Mgmt tools from
DSL/Wimax/3G/4G:
Scalable, professional, not
“home grown”
High volume
subscriber
units
Design for large scale Ka networks bring
substantial advantages into Ku networks too
Gateway/
Hub Facility
Subscriber
TDMA inbound reaches
DVB efficiencies with new
variable length data
encapsulation & encoding
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Application Acceleration &
WAN Optimization
For VSAT – fulfills
untapped potential at the
“upper layers” of the
stack
Performance, compression
Beyond standard VSAT
mechanisms, e.g.:
TCP optimization & HTTP
acceleration (e.g. pre-fetch)
Header suppression
Especially appropriate
for
enterprise/government
markets
For applications beyond web
browsing
Email, file sharing, enterprise
apps, etc.
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SurfBeam Product
Capabilities
Anik, WB-1, AMC-15, +
DOCSIS Architecture
Ka & Ku Versions
1st Multi-rate PHY
1st Volume Ka MMICs/ODU’s
Compact, Scalable
Low cost per sub
+ VS-1 & KaSat coming soon
WiMax Core Network
Ka & Ku Versions
Improved S2 Multi-rate PHY
Next Gen MMICs & ODU’s
More compact & scalable
Much lower cost per sub
Consumer/Enterprise/Mobility!
Much Higher Speeds!
Enterprise: App Delivery
Advanced return link PHY
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SurfBeam Capability SurfBeam2 Capability
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Business Model Works
Resource
Highest Capacity Satellite (135 GBPS)
Lowest Cost Per Bit
Gateways (MBPS rather than MHZ)
Instant Coverage (300-500 Km Beams)
Complementary Infrastructure
Fills all the Gaps in Urban Areas
Under Served and Un-served Areas
Targets 15% to 20% Coverage otherwise unaffordable
for Terrestrial Technologies
Offering
Speeds And Volume Compatible With Terrestrial
Prices Compatible With Terrestrial
Channels
Wholesale; DTH-Telco-Service Providers
Retail: Consumer
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Summary
ViaSat offers
Way more than just VSAT!
Broadest technology portfolio
Breadth, Depth, Financial stability, Dependability, Innovation
Global Ka band leadership
Largest networks & orders – ever
Multiple generations of spot beam satellites
MEOlink: With O3b
Big Scale Technology Integration
Integrated space systems – Ka band ground systems
Consumer-Enterprise-Mobile broadband platforms
Exciting times for those who embrace this important
change in satellite communications.
