During World Space Week last week, we spotlighted the incredible value of space and satellites to our planet. However, for communication satellites to continue to support our environment and mitigate climate change, we must ensure space sustainability through an agreed policy framework and equitable access to all. Earlier this year, we tasked UK students with an enormous project in our Viasat Beyond: Space STEM initiative — to come up with ideas of how we can protect our valuable space resource for future generations. Discover more in this video and heed the warning of our winner Ash Goldsmith, "I feel we are in the 1960s of plastic production, but in satellites. So do we really want, in however many years’ time, another group of people all saying we should have done something better?” More here: https://vsat.co/4gqrgTI #WSW2024 #spacesustainability #spaceandclimatechange #communicationsatellites #STEM World Space Week Association
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Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone, and everything can be connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat innovations have helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries around the world communicate — bringing connectivity when, where, and how it’s needed most. Viasat focuses on the connections that matter as we deliver bold results for our customers, partners, and shareholders worldwide. We provide internet to communities and families in places around the world where cable or fiber isn’t available so they can learn, laugh, and live just like everyone else. We deliver secure, resilient connectivity services and solutions to our military and allies that give them the information dominance they need to bring warfighters home safely. We ensure people on-the-go have access to the same quality of internet in the air or at sea as they have at home. And we give businesses of all sizes the freedom to keep their people, places, and things secure and connected — wherever opportunity takes them.
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Our mission to address high-bandwidth connectivity for India and international markets has been strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation. The MoU will facilitate the potential development and supply of small geostationary satellites which can be deployed rapidly to help bridge connectivity gaps in India and beyond. The next step will be a joint scoping and feasibility process, ensuring the project's technical and commercial viability. https://lnkd.in/g_khMvsu 📷 Dr Radhakrishnan D, Chairman & MD of NSIL (left) and Viasat's Gautam Sharma (right) #india #geostationarynetwork #digitaldivide
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As #WorldSpaceWeek2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to highlight how satellites can make a big impact on the planet. 🌏🛰️🌟 Our satellites can provide crucial connectivity for platforms to monitor weather patterns, track natural disasters, observe ocean health, improve farming practices, and more. 👉 Swipe through to see how these technologies are shaping our world! 🔗 Curious to learn more about satellites, IoT, and climate change? Check this out: https://lnkd.in/g5_U_JfH #WSW2024 #worldspaceweek #spaceandclimatechange #IoT World Space Week Association
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We’re proud to announce that ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) is now delivering service to the United States Marine Corps, marking the first government customer to leverage our ViaSat-3 network. 🛰️🌎 The Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 (MWCS-38) and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment are the first military units using the satellite to support their mission-critical communications. This is an important step forward in delivering secure, high-performance connectivity to both military and commercial customers. As we continue to progress the ViaSat-3 constellation, which will include two additional satellites, we’re proud to see our technology making a difference today for our customers across markets. Read the press release: https://vsat.co/3zTZKxG #ViaSat3 #satellitecommunications #satcom #USMC #defensetech
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Throughout World Space Week 🛰️📡 we are looking at the incredible role of communication satellites that extends far beyond just connecting people; a role that enables a more sustainable world. Satellites are helping us cut down on carbon emissions by optimizing flight routes; minimizing shipping fuel consumption, and reducing energy waste. Satellites are supporting disaster relief, enhancing global safety and helping to bridge the digital and economic divide. Discover more about the power of satellites for good here: https://vsat.co/4dzznut #WSW2024 #satellitesandclimatechange #decarbonization #safety #digitaldivide World Space Week Association 📷 Image 4 - Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF)
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Uncapped speeds, expanded capacity, and increased network prioritization are some of the ground-breaking enhancements announced today for Viasat business aviation customers. Hundreds of our Jet ConneX customers are already trialling the new JetXP program, which supports the market’s shift away from empty speed promises, with extremely positive feedback of an even better in-flight Wi-Fi experience. “This marks a turning point… As the breadth and depth of criteria used to assess connectivity becomes more mature, the days of speed test decision-making are over. Operators are looking at the overall experience and that’s where JetXP really excels.” Kai Tang, Head of Business Aviation at Viasat. Find out more: https://vsat.co/47Zkn88 #businessaviation #ifc #jetconnex #jetxp
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🌎 Happy World Space Week! 🚀 Did you know space-based tech like satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) is helping to tackle some of the planet’s biggest challenges? From conserving water on farms to protecting wildlife and even detecting wildfires, it can make a big difference in helping to mitigate climate change. At Viasat, we work with partners like Farmbot Monitoring Solutions and RESOLVE to create smart solutions that make our world greener and safer. 🌱 💡 Curious about how space and IoT can help the environment? Check out how we’re using tech to make a positive impact: https://vsat.co/3Uooo0v #worldspaceweek #wsw2024 #smarttech #IoT #sustainability #spaceandclimatechange World Space Week Association
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! 🍃✔️🛰️ Adventurer Ash Dykes has successfully completed Uncharted: Suriname — a world-first expedition to travel the length of the Coppename River, Suriname, from source to sea. Ash and his team travelled 600km in 37 days through the depths of the rainforest, pulling 50kg kayaks and facing stings, bites, infections, dehydration, heat exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and starvation. Along the way, they stayed connected via our L-band #satellite connectivity and were able to post live updates to hundreds of thousands of followers around the world, in collaboration with our partner Globalsat Group. Ash also completed the journey in partnership with Free The Wild, a charity organisation working to overcome the mistreatment of wild animals. Ash said: "To Suriname and the people here who have made it so special, And finally to all of YOU for your support, I appreciate you all so much." Congratulations 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 #ConnectedbyViasat #Adventurer #Amazon #Exploration #UnchartedSuriname
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Earlier today Viasat’s John Reeves joined a live World Space Week Association panel session to discuss the value of our assets in space to provide a real-time view of the world and contribute to the overall monitoring and combating of climate change. From detecting where wildfires have the potential to start to the efficiency gains of connected platforms to reduce carbon emissions in industries such as aviation and maritime — there are so many things we don’t think of when it comes to satellites and climate change, he said. However, he warned that there needs to be a policy framework and agreement in place to support the sustainable use of space. This would allow us to continue delivering benefits to the climate, connect the unconnected, enable healthcare in remote areas, ensure economic inclusivity, and more. Find out why Viasat believes the space economy should be an inclusive one for all communities here: https://vsat.co/3Y7MfUa #WSW2024 #spacesustainability #climatechange
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Happy World Space Week! 🛰️🚀 #DYK communication satellites do more than just connect people in remote areas? They also help industries operate more sustainably — like decarbonizing shipping and enabling more fuel-efficient flights. Today kicks off World Space Week, a global celebration of space’s impact on our everyday lives, with this year’s focus on Space & Climate Change. As a proud sponsor of #WSW2024, we’ll share more throughout the week on how our satellites support climate efforts, so stay tuned! First things first — don’t miss Viasat’s John Reeves in a live webinar today at 12 p.m. CEST | 6 a.m. ET on tackling climate change: https://vsat.co/4eoc2NK #worldspaceweek #worldspaceweek2024 #spaceandclimatechange World Space Week Association
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