Viasat, Gazprom Space Systems, TMC签署战略谅解备忘录，制定多年合作路线图，为俄罗斯提供机上互联服务
CARLSBAD, Calif. and SHCHELKOVO, Russia, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Russian telecom operator TMC LLC (TMC)今天宣布签署一份谅解备忘录(MOU)，旨在促进飞往香港和飞越香港的航空公司的机上互联互通(IFC) Russia.
Russia is a key region for in-flight communications, comprised of 11 time zones, and providing, among other things, the shortest flight routes between North America and Asia, as well as between Europe and Asia. Per the MOU, 这三家公司将携手合作，为俄罗斯和国际航空公司提供往返航班的IFC服务 Russian Federation airspace. This cooperation is expected to offer Viasat’s global airline customers roaming connectivity when flying over Russia; providing IFC services on domestic flights within Russia; and enabling Russian and international airlines access to roam onto the Viasat global satellite network when outside of Russian airspace.
The MOU establishes an initial roaming agreement between current Viasat and GSS satellites, with Viasat operating in Russia leveraging TMC’s telecom license. The partnership commenced with Viasat 获取GSS卫星Yamal-401的ku波段容量，同时为 Viasat and GSS to leverage capabilities on future satellite constellations.
Keven Lippert, chief commercial officer at Viasat, commented, “我们与GSS和TMC的谅解备忘录是建立全球IFC漫游联盟的重要一步，这将确保航空公司获得不间断的服务, feature-rich IFC services when flying into and over Russia. 我们期待通过卫星平台实现强大的协同效应，推动国际金融公司全球市场的发展.”
Dmitry Sevastiyanov, general director at GSS, added, “谅解备忘录的签署证明，GSS的轨道和地面资产将成为日益增长的全球卫星航空服务市场的重要组成部分. We are excited to cooperate with Viasat, an established company in the satellite-based mobility sector, 并利用TMC带来的当地电信运营经验，因为它为GSS开辟了新的长期机会，可以在新的移动应用和市场上扩展卫星容量.”
Alexey Bulkin, general director at TMC, noted, “We expect the MOU between Viasat, GSS和TMC将极大地促进俄罗斯航空运输业融入统一的全球航空市场. We believe the timing couldn’t be better given Russia’s increased development and production in civil aircraft for both domestic and international markets; the ongoing digital transformation of the economy; and the increased global interest in high-speed, high-quality IFC for domestic flights and international overflights over Russia.”
每家公司将拥有自己的知识产权，并将使用安全的方式操作其设备, multi-layered approach to network services. This non-binding MOU initially covers IFC services, but could extend into other mobility or emerging markets within Russia.
About Viasat
Viasat 一家相信世界上每个人、每件事都可以连接起来的全球通信公司吗. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses and governments around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people’s lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: 3qs.cqkaisi.com, go to Viasat’s Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
About Gazprom Space Systems
Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) is a Russian satellite operator providing capacity in Russia and CIS, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, Pacific Ocean. GSS开发并运营亚马尔卫星通信系统，并提供电信和地理信息服务. The Yamal satellite communication system includes: orbital satellite constellation: Yamal-202, Yamal-300K (183°E), Yamal-402 (55°E), Yamal-401 (90°E) and Yamal-601 (49°E). 它有一个地面控制综合设施和电信中心，其网络在俄罗斯各地运行.
About TMC
TMC is a Russian limited liability company, 其中包括在电信和卫星工程领域具有丰富经验的人 Russian Federation. TMC拥有使用GSS Yamal-401卫星运行ku波段数据传输和远程信息通信服务的所有必要许可证和批准, soon extending to Ka-band on GSS Yamal-601 and beyond. TMC是一家完全许可的俄罗斯网络运营商，符合俄罗斯监管框架的要求.
Forward-Looking Statements
本新闻稿包含受1933年《hg皇冠老牌》和1934年《hg皇冠老牌》规定的安全港约束的前瞻性陈述. 前瞻性陈述包括有关双方对谅解备忘录或双方拟议的最终协议的条款和潜在利益的期望的陈述 Viasat, GSS and TMC; the parties’ expectations regarding the satellite-based aviation market in the Russian Federation; and the future rollout and growth of IFC and other mobility services and access to roaming in the Russian Federation. 读者请注意，实际结果可能与任何前瞻性陈述中表达的结果有重大和不利的差异. 可能导致实际结果不同的因素包括:双方订立约束力的能力和意愿, definitive documentation with respect to the roaming, IFC and other agreements contemplated by the MOU and the terms of any such definitive documentation; the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the MOU or any such definitive documentation; risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, suppliers, consumers, customers, and employees or the overall economy; reduced demand for products and services as a result of continued constraints on capital spending by customers; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; the effect of adverse regulatory changes; introduction of new technologies and other factors affecting the communications and aviation industries generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Viasat, Inc. Contacts: Chris Phillips, Corporate Communications & Public Relations, +1 (760) 476-2322, Christina.Phillips@cqkaisi.com, June Harrison, Investor Relations, +1 (760) 476-2633, IR@viasat.联系人:Igor Kot，副总干事，+7 (495)504-29-41,kot@gazprom-spacesystems.ru, TMC Contact: Kirill Orlov, Commercial Director, TMC, +7 (915) 030-01-11, info@tmc-sat.ru
