Headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, Viasat designs, develops and markets advanced digital satellite telecommunications and other wireless networking and signal processing equipment. The company serves its high-bandwidth, high-performance communications solutions to public as well as military, enterprises and governments enterprises.

Viasat provides broadband services named ‘Exede’ in North America. This features the world's highest capacity satellite – ViaSat-1; satellite broadband networking systems; global mobile satellite services comprising high-speed in-flight Internet as well as global tracking and messaging; and Wi-Fi and other hotspot support, operations and management systems. Apart from these, the company offers cybersecurity and network-centric military communication systems for the U.S. government and its alliances.

Viasat has three operating segments that are as follows:

Satellite Services (51.4% of total revenues in third-quarter fiscal 2024): Under this segment, Viasat offers retail and wholesale satellite-based broadband services to mobile broadband customers and enterprises mainly in the U.S. Apart from providing Exede broadband services, the company presents a platform for network management services provision to national and international satellite service providers.

Commercial Networks (14.7%): The segment creates and produces a varied range of comprehensive and advanced satellite and other wireless communication systems as well as ground networking equipment and products. These offerings are aimed at addressing five key market segments: consumer, enterprise, maritime, in-flight and ground mobile applications.

Government Systems (33.7%): Through this segment, Viasat creates and presents network-centric IP-based fixed and mobile secure government communications systems and solutions for its federal customers such as Department of Defense ("DoD"), armed forces, public safety first-responders and remote government employees. The segment offering is strategized at aiding the collection and distribution of secure real-time digital information between communications nodes, command centers and air defense systems.