Exede In The Air by ViaSat Wins APEX Avion Best Achievement in Technology Award

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) was awarded the Best Achievement in Technology Award for its Exede^® In The Air in-flight connectivity service at the APEX Avion awards ceremony Monday night in Anaheim. Entries are judged by an industry panel comprised of representatives from every part of the airline passenger experience community: airline, hardware, software, distributor, lab and service companies.

Exede in-flight internet service is designed to get more passengers using in-flight internet by eclipsing the service quality and speeds of other in-cabin airline broadband services. Compared to traditional take rates of less than 10 percent of passengers, uptake is averaging around 40 percent on flights using the ViaSat service, with a record 148 simultaneous personal electronic devices connected on a recent JetBlue flight.

The major differentiator is the innovative, high-capacity Ka-band satellite system invented by ViaSat. Designed specifically to improve satellite internet performance and speed, the more favorable economics of the ViaSat system enable airlines to provide a consistent, high-speed service level to each passenger, rather than passengers having to compete for service from an aggregate amount of bandwidth to the plane. The system is capable of delivering 12 Mbps or more to every connected passenger.

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; 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.

Exede is a registered trademark of ViaSat Inc.

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