Viasat Announces KG-142 Network Encryptor Supports Multiple Point-to-Point Connections
Press Release Summary:
The KG-142 Network Encryptor is used for protecting top secret/sensitive compartmented information. The device is suitable for applications such as cloud computing and big data processing. The unit enables customers to operate up to 32 simultaneous peer-to-peer connections over one to four 10 Gbps or one 100Gbps Ethernet channels. The device provides selectable operating speeds ranging from 20 Gbps to 200 Gbps and can be updated to meet evolving interoperability standards and mission demands.
Original Press Release:
Viasat Delivers the Fastest, Most Flexible Type 1 Cloud Communication Network Encryptor
Viasat Upgrades Its KG-142 Network Encryption Device With Enhanced Speed and Flexibility to Support the Move to Cloud-Centered Solutions
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, is announcing upgrades to its KG-142 network encryptor device (KG-142) for military and government customers. The upgraded KG-142 supports the shift to cloud-centered communications, providing added flexibility for customers and significantly reducing the size, weight, power and overall cost for today's cloud networks. Viasat's KG-142 network encryptor is part of the Company's industry-leading portfolio of National Security Agency (NSA) certified network encryption solutions, which are designed to ensure military and government customers' most sensitive information can be trusted and transmitted securely across today's digital battlespace—from the cloud to the tactical edge.
The KG-142 is designed to protect top secret/sensitive compartmented information for government agencies for very high-bandwidth applications, such as cloud computing and big data processing – delivering reliable, network-efficient protection for Layer 2 Ethernet communications. Added flexibility available on the KG-142 will allow customers to operate up to 32 simultaneous peer-to-peer connections over one to four 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) or one 100Gbps Ethernet channels, increasing bandwidth and reducing overall life cycle cost. In addition, the KG-142 is field-upgradable to meet evolving interoperability standards and mission demands.
"Upgrades to our KG-142 network encryptor will deliver the speed and flexibility needed to ease migration to cloud-centered solutions and dramatically enhance network security for government and defense agencies operating around the globe," said Ken Peterman, president, Government Systems, Viasat. "With the new innovations available on the KG-142, Viasat continues to have the broadest industry portfolio of Type 1 certified network encryptors today with speeds ranging from 20 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 200Gbps aggregate. The KG-142 meets government standards for national security communications with unprecedented speed and flexibility."
Viasat's Information Assurance product line, including the KG-142, is continually updated to support evolving mission needs. With the latest upgrades, Viasat's KG-142 is now capable of operating at selectable speeds ranging from 20Gbps to 200Gbps aggregate, and supports multiple point-to-point connections, enabling today's ever-increasing volume, velocity, and variety of data to be transmitted quicker and more securely than ever before.
Immediate Availability
The NSA certification authorizes U.S. Government organizations to purchase the KG-142 network encryptor, which is available today. For more information, please visit: www.viasat.com/haipe-ede
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries 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: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
CONTACT: Viasat, Inc. Contacts, Jamie Clegg, Public Relations, Viasat Government Systems, +1 760-893-3609, James.Clegg@viasat.com, or June Harrison, Investor Relations, +1 760-476-2633, IR@viasat.com
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