WildBlue Internet to Offer Connection Speeds Ten Times Faster with No Price Increase

Online San Diego reported today that ViaSat has posted sales and earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street. The report also offered a few more details regarding the introduction of faster Internet speeds which will be possible because of a new, high-capacity Viasat-1 satellite which was launched on October 19. The communications company, marketing under the name WildBlue Internet in the United States, is now conducting tests on its new satellite as it orbits the earth. Service is scheduled to begin sometime within the next six weeks. In a discussion with analysts, CEO Mark Dankberg said that WildBlue will be able to offer customers 12 megabits per second of download speed — more than ten times the current speed available with older satellites. Cost to the customer, however, is expected to stay about the same — around $50 per month.