Viasat Satellite Internet in Maine

Viasat provides satellite internet service across Maine using its advanced ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 satellite constellation. Unlike cable or fiber providers that require physical infrastructure running to each home, Viasat beams internet directly from orbit to a small dish installed on your roof. This makes it available virtually everywhere in Maine, from the rocky coastline, dense forests, and the northern Maine Woods. Maine's vast northern forests and island communities face severe broadband gaps despite recent state investment, and Viasat fills that critical gap by delivering broadband speeds without needing a single mile of cable or fiber.

Viasat has invested heavily in its next-generation satellite fleet, with the ViaSat-3 constellation delivering significantly more capacity than previous generations. For Maine residents, this means faster speeds and more consistent performance, particularly with the new Unleashed plan lineup. These contract-free plans offer unlimited data, a major shift from Viasat's earlier offerings that had priority data thresholds. Maine's Aroostook County, larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, has some of the lowest broadband penetration in New England, which makes Viasat's expanding capacity especially impactful here.

Southern Maine near Portland has growing fiber coverage, but the vast northern interior and coastal islands depend on satellite for reliable service. With speeds up to 300 Mbps on the Unleashed 300+ plan and no data caps to worry about, Viasat has evolved from a last-resort option into a genuinely competitive broadband choice for rural Maine households. The company's shift toward unlimited data and faster speeds reflects growing demand from remote workers, telehealth patients, and streaming households in the unorganized territories of northern Maine, Downeast communities, and offshore islands.