The US Government has awarded communications provider ViaSat a multimillion dollar contract to supply satellite broadband solutions to US military aircraft. According to the California-based company, the new agreement will see ViaSat providing an all-IP service plan that would enable “access to NIPR, SIPR, and commercial Internet, as well as voice-over-IP and video-teleconferencing sessions during transcontinental or transoceanic flights.”
The company also stated that the broadband by satellite service will be using its intelligent, spread spectrum modem technology known as the ArcLight system. The Arclight resolves mobile communications problems by eliminating blocked signals, and working with other services in the same frequency band.
ViaSat said that the contract is a one-year agreement with options to include other aircrafts to the satellite broadband service, as well as create supplemental services. Some of the military aircraft included in the service are C-130s, C-17s and MC12s.
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