ThinKom eyes near-term commercial airline launch of Ka-band antenna
When Gogo early this year revealed it was grappling with the problem of deicing fluid seeping under antenna radomes, ThinKom Solutions’ Ku30... Continue Reading
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Moisture under the antenna hood? It’s not just deicing fluid
It may still seem like magic that GORE-TEX jackets are able to stop rain from getting in while letting the wearer’s perspiration out, but th... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics’ FliteStream qualified for Intelsat BizAv service
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense and semiconductor industries, announced... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD developing flat panel antenna in partnership with QEST
SD Avionics, the hardware manufacturing division of Satcom Direct, has partnered with QEST Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH, a worldwide ma... Continue Reading
Intelsat, OneWeb work to bring new economics to Ku connectivity
Airlines can be forgiven if they’re still not 100% sure which inflight connectivity roadmap to adopt for their fleets or subfleets. After al... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom demos aero terminal with O3b MEO satellites
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. today announced the successful completion of the first ground test of its ThinAir® Ka2517 Ka-band phased-array satel... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom, Telesat to develop terminal for Telesat LEOs
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a Ka-band enterprise user terminal fo... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics AeroSat receives China IFC certification
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense and semiconductor industries, announced... Continue Reading
Why Global Eagle is largely committed to supporting IFC regionally
Lest there are any questions about whether or not Global Eagle is second-guessing its decision to focus on providing inflight connectivity t... Continue Reading
Workaround to linefit highlighted as GX fitted to Qatar Airways 777s
As Qatar Airways continues to roll out Inmarsat’s Ka-band GX inflight connectivity system, it appears to have faced a small hiccup in the fo... Continue Reading
Astronics is exposed to IFC market turmoil but optimistic about future
Riding high after posting record consolidated sales of $208.6 million in the second quarter, Astronics is nonetheless being very frank about... Continue Reading
Polar positioning could take a number of flavors as Viasat eyes MEO
Depending on where you sit in the conversation – or indeed where your satellites sit in orbit – providing inflight connectivity over p... Continue Reading
Connectivity Hunter? Questions remain about IFC plan for E2
Aboard a media flight of Embraer’s latest “Profit Hunter” E-Jet E2 during the Farnborough Airshow, senior executives at the airframer were k... Continue Reading
Delta quietly testing Gogo TV; seeks to exceed direct broadcast product
Few airlines in the world are as particular about product consistency as Delta Air Lines. Whether it’s the inflight wifi or the seatba... Continue Reading
Going indirect with GoDirect; Viasat sees value of partners in bizav
When an announcement dropped this spring that Honeywell will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band connectivity to large and mid-cabin bus... Continue Reading
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