ViaSat says it will launch Exede (http://exede.com/) by ViaSat high-speed Internet service on Jan. 16, offering speeds up to 12Mbps (megabits per second) downstream and up to 3Mbps upstream beginning at $50 per month.

“With our new Exede broadband service, customers across the United States will have a way to get exceptional speed whether they live in a city, suburbs or a more rural area,” says Tom Moore, senior vice president of ViaSat. “Our new Exede service speeds make us very competitive with wireless home broadband service as well as legacy DSL and many cable services.”

The Exede service also includes advanced web acceleration technology to provide an Internet web browsing experience with “feels like fiber” performance, he adds. The new Exede by ViaSat residential broadband packages all feature the same high speed with successively higher data allowances at each price point.