MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:
VSAT), a global communications company, today introduced Viasat
Urban Wi-Fi, a new satellite-enabled Wi-Fi service for cities
throughout Mexico. Viasat Urban
Wi-Fi is being deployed first in Mexico
City, with plans to bring the high-speed, high-quality
broadband service nationwide by the end of 2019. Major Mexican
cities expected to receive the service, include: Cabo San Lucas, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Puebla, Tijuana and Veracruz, to name a few.
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi will offer city residents across Mexico a satellite internet service with
speeds, quality and pricing that is highly-competitive to other
terrestrial internet offerings. In fact, Viasat Urban Wi-Fi will
offer speeds up to 100 Mbps to consumers at affordable prices.
Other expected use cases for Viasat Urban Wi-Fi in city
environments include the need for a resilient connectivity
system—as a supplement to existing cellular networks—in times of
natural disaster or national security relief.
"Satellite broadband is not just for the remote communities in
Mexico—it can also deliver a great internet experience to consumers
living and working in major city centers as well as government and
healthcare officials in need of a communications backbone during
disaster relief," said Kevin Cohen,
country manager, Mexico. "We need
to open the dialogue that the digital divide doesn't only exist in
remote areas; it also exists today in urban locations. The
introduction of our Viasat Urban Wi-Fi service in Mexico City, is proof that satellite internet
can deliver fast, affordable connectivity anywhere in Mexico."
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi leverages the advanced ViaSat-2 satellite
system coupled with Viasat's satellite-enabled hotspot platform to
bring high-speed, high-quality broadband internet to major cities.
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi can be deployed in a matter of hours with
minimal local infrastructure investment, showcasing Viasat's
ability to quickly bring cost-effective internet service to urban
areas where connectivity gaps exist between demand, affordability
and availability.
Cohen continued, "Viasat is here to connect Mexico, and we are determined to bring digital
inclusion to every part of the country. Today we are providing
affordable satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi hotspot services
within walking distance to over one million Mexican
citizens; we are bringing high-speed satellite broadband
service to enterprises, businesses and federal programs across
Mexico; and we are even starting
to serve passengers and flight crews on airplanes across
Mexico with high-speed in-flight
connectivity. The Viasat Urban Wi-Fi service will now bring a
best-in-class satellite internet service to serve urban
communities, enabling us to deliver optimized internet experiences
virtually anywhere in the region."
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi Availability
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi will initially be rolled out in Mexico City in December
2018. Service in additional urban environments will be
connected throughout 2019, by taking advantage of the available
capacity within the ViaSat-2 satellite coverage footprint.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone
and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 30
years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses,
governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the
Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to
power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact
people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at
sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go
to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social
media
at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
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 Viasat's plans to scale its
Viasat Urban Wi-Fi offering in Mexico, including the coverage and timing
thereof; and the speeds, quality, affordability and other
characteristics of the Viasat Urban Wi-Fi service. 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: contractual problems,
product defects, manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues,
technologies that do not perform according to expectations;
Viasat's ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the
ViaSat-2 satellite platform, the ability to successfully implement
Viasat's business plan for broadband satellite services on Viasat's
anticipated timeline or at all, including with respect to the
ViaSat-2 satellite platform; risks associated with the operation of
the ViaSat-2 satellite, including the effect of any anomaly,
operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; and
increased competition and other factors affecting the
communications market generally. 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.
Copyright © 2018 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. All other
product or company names mentioned are used for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Viasat is a registered trademark of Viasat, Inc.
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