Viasat has confirmed a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications (SATCOM) support through a fully managed service to the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
The contract is an extension of a successful pilot that saw Viasat deliver a fully managed SATCOM-as-a- Managed Service (SaaMS) solution to the USMC I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) – the Marine Corps’ largest warfighting organization. This is the first commercially developed SaaMS implemented by a USMC command.
Under this fully managed SATCOM service, Viasat has provided I MEF with a resilient beyond-line-of-sight communications capability that is both scalable and rapidly deployable to meet contract and operational requirements.
“This SaaMS solution is critical to achieving a decision advantage in a modern information and communications warfare environment,” said Craig Miller, President, Viasat Government Systems
The fully managed SATCOM solution includes seamless roaming, always-on access across Viasat’s commercial high-capacity networks, providing end-to-end secure data custody from the Edge back to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network via Viasat’s worldwide terrestrial network. Included with the service is the Viasat Unified Customer Experience Portal delivering near real-time situational awareness for operational commanders and network managers.
The service is supported by a 24x7x365 network and security operations center.
