Viasat partners with the European Space Agency to use the satellites to connect to phones and IoT devices on the ground.

Viasat and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to “take European space to the next level”. The contract is ...

Viasat struck an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to explore the development of a direct to device (D2D) ...

According to the ESA: "Viasat plans to develop a partner-funded satellite constellation specifically designed to connect directly with everyday smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices ...

Viasat has been selected by NASA to support the agency’s direct-to-Earth (DTE) capabilities via the Near Space Network (NSN) ...

Over the past few trading days, Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) stock ascended like a gravity-defying spacecraft. Shares of the satellite communications specialist ballooned in price, rising by 29% this ...

Meanwhile, the ESA highlights the partnership as a benefit to Europe — while omitting any mention of the US. “The work will advance Viasat's vision of an open, interoperable constellation ...