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Viasat Inc. is an American satellite communications and cybersecurity technology company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and listed on NASDAQ. The company provides satellite broadband internet services to residential, commercial aviation, maritime, and government customers, primarily via its fleet of high-throughput geostationary satellites including the ViaSat-3 series. Viasat acquired Inmarsat in 2023 for $7.3 billion, significantly expanding its fleet, government, and aviation connectivity businesses.\n\nViasat's Government Systems segment is a major supplier of tactical data links, satellite communication terminals, and cybersecurity products to the U.S. military and allied defense forces. This defense business provides a stable, high-margin revenue base that differentiates Viasat from pure commercial satellite operators. The combination with Inmarsat added L-band global maritime and aviation SATCOM capabilities complementing Viasat's Ka-band broadband offering.\n\nViasat faces intense competition from SpaceX Starlink, which has disrupted the satellite broadband market with its low Earth orbit constellation offering lower latency at competitive prices. Viasat has been challenged by higher launch costs and satellite anomalies, but its ViaSat-3 fleet and the Inmarsat integration position it as a full-spectrum satellite services provider for aviation, maritime, enterprise, and government customers that require reliable GEO-based global coverage.