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It sells satellite bandwidth and connectivity services to government and defense customers, airlines for in-flight connectivity, and consumers who need broadband where ground networks do not reach.","explainer":["Viasat is a satellite communications company. It sells satellite bandwidth and connectivity services to government and defense customers, airlines for in-flight connectivity, and consumers who need broadband where ground networks do not reach.","AI helps run the network rather than define the product. Viasat applies AI to bandwidth management, defense communications, and intelligent network optimization, squeezing more capacity and reliability out of its satellite fleet.","Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Viasat trades on the NASDAQ, employs roughly 7,200 people, and is led by CEO Mark Dankberg."],"buildoutRole":"Viasat spans the Defense & Aerospace AI and Cloud & Hyperscalers layers, but its link to the AI buildout is thin. AI improves how it allocates bandwidth and optimizes its network, which is operational efficiency rather than AI revenue. Demand for its satellite capacity comes from government, aviation, and consumer broadband markets that have little to do with AI infrastructure. Supercycle scores Viasat's AI exposure at 8 out of 100.","faq":[{"q":"What does Viasat do?","a":"Viasat sells satellite bandwidth and connectivity for government and defense customers, in-flight connectivity for airlines, and consumer broadband. It uses AI internally to manage bandwidth and optimize its network."},{"q":"How is Viasat exposed to AI?","a":"Marginally. Supercycle scores it 8 out of 100. AI improves how Viasat runs its network, but demand for satellite capacity has little connection to the AI buildout."},{"q":"What are Viasat's main AI products?","a":"AI bandwidth management, defense AI communications, and intelligent network optimization. These are operational technologies that improve capacity and reliability across its satellite services rather than standalone AI products."},{"q":"Where is Viasat headquartered and who leads it?","a":"Viasat is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and led by CEO Mark Dankberg. The company was founded in 1986, trades on the NASDAQ, and employs roughly 7,200 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