California-based Viasat has obligations to pay out $291 million (€253.8m) in satellite manufacturing payments over the next five years. Shared infrastructure is commonplace in terrestrial wireless networks and is growing fast in data center infrastructure. We believe shared satellite infrastructure can lower costs, improve efficiency, expand market participation, and create meaningful long-term value for customers and shareholders alike.” There is much market speculation that the Equatys project had slowed while a third partner was sourced to join the project. One other name – very much in the rumour mill – to join Equatys is Canada’s satellite builder MDA Space.