Viasat bridges the gap to global Ka-band coverage
For airlines that want to take advantage of a single inflight connectivity provider globally, but still want Viasat’s regional Ka-band servi... Continue Reading
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How Inmarsat GX resellers are offering differentiated IFC solutions
Inmarsat’s Global Xpress-powered inflight connectivity has received strong validation from the market, as evidenced by the sheer number of a... Continue Reading
Safran expects its new antenna to be first nextgen cleared for GX
Awaiting a new name, Zodiac Inflight Innovations/Safran in collaboration with Jet-Talk has developed an ARINC 792-compliant flat panel anten... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik presses for inflight connectivity SLA standards
Lufthansa is eager to offer a consistent inflight connectivity experience for passengers, irrespective of whether they’re flying on long-hau... Continue Reading
Astronics eyes disruptive use cases for Li-Fi in aviation and PaxEx
When industry stakeholders started considering how Li-Fi might be deployed in aircraft cabins, certain naysayers predicted that the cons wou... Continue Reading
Intelsat 29e outage will test a major value proposition for Ku IFC
One of the long-understood benefits of offering Ku-band connectivity is that there exists a patchwork quilt of Ku satellites around the worl... Continue Reading
SmartSky readies to announce VARs for 4G LTE inflight connectivity
SmartSky Networks is in the process of selecting the value added resellers (VARs) which will provide its 4G LTE inflight connectivity servic... Continue Reading
Safran cracks the code to offer Bluetooth across cabin classes
The once ubiquitous 3.5mm headphone jack is quickly becoming a rarity in the consumer smartphone industry. Apple nixed the standard from the... Continue Reading
Honeywell readies to support Inmarsat GX service for airlines
Honeywell Aerospace, a long-time partner to Inmarsat, is feeling “really good” about last week’s announcement that a priva... Continue Reading
Isotropic seeks to completely change satellite IFC economics
Today, the cost of a traditional Ku- or Ka-band satellite antenna for aero is roughly $175,000 to $200,000. When you add in the cost of inst... Continue Reading
Honeywell works with Inmarsat to make black box in the cloud a reality
Honeywell Aerospace recently partnered with Curtiss-Wright Corp to reinvent the aircraft cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data record... Continue Reading
Hughes Communications India to support Ku IFC, then likely hybrids
Having received a Flight and Maritime Connectivity license from India’s Department of Telecommunications, Hughes Communications India Ltd (H... Continue Reading
Inmarsat expects Iris air traffic management to have global reach
Having recently concluded the research phase of the Iris air traffic management programme, Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) are ... Continue Reading
British Airways quietly launches European Aviation Network service
British Airways has implemented a “soft launch” of European Aviation Network (EAN)-supported inflight connectivity service on a handful of a... Continue Reading
Panasonic deploys Gen 3 network to relieve IFC service choke points
With nearly 750 aircraft already operating on Panasonic Avionics’ third generation network, the global inflight entertainment and connectivi... Continue Reading
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