ViaSat Unveils ViaSat-3 Ultra-High Capacity Satellite Platform
The first two satellites in ViaSat's ViaSat-3 ultra-high capacity satellite platform are expected to be ready in 2019, the satellite company said in a news release Tuesday. The ViaSat-3 constellation will include three satellites, and the first two will have…
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more than twice the total network capacity of the roughly 400 commercial satellites currently in orbit combined, the company said. ViaSat said the ViaSat-3 platform -- with network capacity of more than 1 Tbps per satellite -- promises residential broadband service of 100-plus Mbps, which would enable 4K Ultra-HD video streaming; "hundreds" of Mbps for in-flight connectivity; and up to 1 Gbps speeds for maritime, oceanic and other enterprise applications.