Viasat is not owned by HughesNet. Viasat is owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), Sony Pictures Television in Hungary, and Viasat World Ltd.

Viasat is an American communications company based in California. It is a public company listed with NASDAQ as VSAT. Viasat owns and operates satellite internet systems that serve military and commercial markets. It was founded in 1986 and has operations around the world. Viasat produces high-speed satellite modems, MIDS and Tactical Data Links, Mobile Satcom, Antenna systems, networks and broadband systems. It offers secure networking services.

Viasat has business relationships with several partners and its satellites transmit data for the internet which can also include VoIP phone data, and paid TV channels that it may also own. Some of its services are specific to one or more regions around the globe.