Viasat Inc

Viasat, Inc. is a publicly traded communications company headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Founded in May 1986, the company trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol VSAT. For its fiscal year ending in March 2024, Viasat reported revenue of $4.28 billion. The company has approximately 7,500 employees as of 2024.

Viasat is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems for commercial and military markets. Its major service offerings include residential satellite internet, in-flight Wi-Fi for commercial aircraft, and secure satellite communication systems and services for government and military clients. The company designs, builds, and operates its own constellation of high-capacity Ka-band satellites. Viasat's product lines also encompass satellite modems, antenna systems, and cybersecurity and encryption hardware.

As a large operating company, Viasat's patent litigation posture is primarily that of a defendant. The provided database shows the company as a defendant in one recent case and as a plaintiff in none. This is a common posture for technology companies that are targets of patent assertion entities. The single tracked case, Althearidge LLC v. Viasat Inc, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a popular venue for patent litigation.

The plaintiff in Viasat's only tracked case, Althearidge LLC, appears to be a patent assertion entity. Althearidge has filed similar patent infringement lawsuits against other technology companies in districts known for patent litigation. The case against Viasat was filed in April 2026, and its subject matter pertains to communications technology.