ProBrand International Receives 2015 Supplier of the Year Award from ViaSat

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Marietta, Georgia, December 21, 2015

ProBrand Recognized for Excellence in Quality and On-Time Delivery

Marietta, Georgia, December 21, 2015 – ProBrand International, Inc. (PBI) proudly announced today it has received the 2015 Supplier of the Year Award from ViaSat Inc., a global broadband services and technology company. ProBrand is a key partner and supplier of ViaSat’s 75 cm fixed antenna for its Exede® internet service.

ProBrand has been in the antenna and electronics business for more than 32 years and established itself as an industry leader in antenna design and manufacturing. ProBrand has been a key supplier to ViaSat for four years, supplying domestic Exede antenna technologies and testing for reflector and mount assembly parts. ProBrand was named 2015 ViaSat Supplier of the Year by ViaSat’s Supply Chain team for excellence in quality and on-time delivery.

“We congratulate ProBrand for their outstanding track record in exceeding quality requirements and delivery times,” said David Dougherty, operations program manager, ViaSat. “Our supplier partners are key to our success in ensuring valuable antenna technologies for our Exede internet service, and we appreciate ProBrand’s ongoing support and focus to perform at a superior level.”

Through its in-house engineering design team combined with advanced R&D labs, state-of-the-art feed range and an indoor compact antenna range, ProBrand offers shortened time to market and a complete end-to-end solution. The Company also leverages its vast testing facility to ensure optimal quality is achieved for its designs.

“Being honored by ViaSat as their 2015 Supplier of the Year Award is a testament to our focus on quality,” said Eric Shin, vice president of Business Development, ProBrand. “We believe antenna technology is critical to providing users with high-quality experiences and we are proud to be recognized by ViaSat for delivering a high-quality product.”

About ProBrand International, Inc.

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, ProBrand International is a leading designer and developer of advanced antenna and RF systems for the satellite and telecommunications (wireless) sectors. ProBrand serves the leading North American, South American, and European DBS operators along with having aggressive expansion plans to the rest of the world, and has extensive expertise in related verticals such as very small aperture terminals (VSATs). Through its in-house engineering design team combined with advanced R&D labs, state-of-the-art feed range and other antenna testing facilities, ProBrand offers a complete end-to-end solution. The Company’s state of the art manufacturing facility in China enables ProBrand to participate in the entire product development and commercialization lifecycle starting from joint development of new product ideas and specs through initial mock-ups to volume production and distribution. ProBrand considers itself an outsourced R&D partner for the design and development of complete antenna systems (receptor (dish) design, Low Noise Block Converters, electronics, circuitry, software and software integration services, RF-related design and equipment, installation accessories etc.) that are critical to the success of its customers.