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Keven Lippert on Viasat’s business in the UK

Ongoing work with MOD and pending Inmarsat acquisition are top priorities

 

In this episode of the Viasat Podcast, host Alex Miller speaks with Keven Lippert, Viasat chief commercial officer, about the company’s business in the UK. Viasat has been active in the UK for a number of years — particularly with the Ministry of Defence — and is growing its footprint with new offices, more personnel and a pending acquisition that will greatly enhance its presence in the country.

 

Topics covered in this podcast episode include:

 

• A bit of history on Viasat in the UK, including our acquisition of Stonewood in 2010 that has been the foundation for the encryption products we provide for the UK Ministry of Defence;
• How the acquisition of RigNet in 2021 has also expanded our presence in Scotland with products and services for the energy industry;
• The upcoming ViaSat-3 constellation and how the second satellite over Europe, the Middle East and Africa represents another large investment in broadband infrastructure in the UK;
• The company’s new office in the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and our relationship with the UK Space Agency as well as the European Space Agency;
• The pending acquisition of global satellite operator Inmarsat and how it will enhance our network in the UK and beyond.

In the new Space Force, Viasat sees a valuable partner

In 2019, the division of the U.S. Air Force charged with managing the Department of Defense’s space assets and operations was split out into a new branch of the military. The Space Force is of particular interest to Viasat as a satellite communications company, and in this episode of the Viasat Podcast, host Alex Miller catches up with Ken Peterman, President of the Government Systems division at Viasat.

Peterman talks about some of the historic context behind the U.S. military’s service branches, as well as how space is being defined as a new fighting domain — just as land, sea and air are.

Some of the topics touched on in this podcast include:

• The vision of the Space Force and the critical role that will be played by commercial SATCOM providers such as Viasat;
• The unique strengths and capabilities that satellite communications providers to the American warfighter;
• The ability of services on commercial satellites to “hide in plain sight” from adversaries;
• How a flexible network that uses multiple technologies can form a resilient and seamless line of communication;
• The rapid advancement of SATCOM technology and how Viasat will play a role in that evolution going forward.

Viasat in Conversation with Ken Peterman

In this podcast, Viasat’s Ken Peterman talks about the company’s role bringing cutting-edge technology capabilities to today’s warfighter