Viasat hits key milestones with F2 and F3 satellites as EIS nears
Viasat is in the home stretch to offering inflight connectivity over its new ultra-high-capacity Ka-band geostationary satellites, ViaSat-3 ... Continue Reading
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Thales stays flexible in IFE with connectivity-agnostic approach
With an estimated forty-four airlines now committed to SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity, and ... Continue Reading
Rocket Lab CEO vows commitment to aero as firm buys Iridium
Aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider Rocket Lab has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Iridium Communications for roughly... Continue Reading
IRIS² laser links will benefit PaxEx but you likely won’t notice
Part of the SpaceRISE consortium responsible for designing, building and operating the European Union’s forthcoming IRIS² multi-orbit satell... Continue Reading
Tiny Iridium PNT ASIC could arrive in aero as carry-on equipment
Against a geopolitical backdrop that has seen an exponential increase in the number of jamming and spoofing incidents involving global navig... Continue Reading
Hughes stays flexible with ESA, double-ESA and hybrid ESA-VICTS IFC
Building electronically steerable antennas in Germantown, Maryland for the aviation market, and supporting inflight connectivity via ESA, do... Continue Reading
Viasat sees runway for EAN in EC’s 2 GHz MSS decision
As Europe doubles down on its technological sovereignty, security, and defence, the European Commission has adopted a proposed regulation co... Continue Reading
Viva taps SES multi-orbit IFC for 100 Airbus narrowbodies
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva has selected SES’s multi-orbit, electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based inflight connectivity solut... Continue Reading
Advancing multi-band ESA development Kymeta eyes aero
Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) early this year to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its next-generation Ku/Ka-band mult... Continue Reading
American pivots to Starlink for 500-plus Airbus narrowbodies
Gravitating towards low-latency non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satcom since its 2023 decision to bring multi-orbit inflight connec... Continue Reading
Now critical IFC needs resiliency, security: Eutelsat’s Bisgaard
Just as digitalization and connectivity have modernized the maritime sector, driving operational efficiencies and environmental benefits, Ev... Continue Reading
Air Caraïbes, French bee to sell Skyted silent call headset on board
French sister airlines Air Caraïbes and French bee have agreed to sell Skyted’s silent call technology, the Skyted 320 headset, on boa... Continue Reading
Airbus open to IFC orchestration should multi-vendor take off
Airbus is open to discussing with airlines a future where the European airframer acts as the orchestrator for ferrying data over multiple in... Continue Reading
Boeing stays flexible to support ESA installs for next-gen IFC
As non-geostationary satellite services disrupt the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing is providing the necessary specs to enable airlines... Continue Reading
Iridium to acquire Aireon, mulls independent payloads for VHF, PNT
Iridium Communications has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC, its joint venture with multiple air navigation service provid... Continue Reading