Microsoft And Viasat Announce Collaboration Through Microsoft Airband Initiative

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, and together they will deepen Airband’s work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, as well as prioritize expanding the program to Egypt, Senegal and Angola to deliver much-needed internet connection, often for the first time.