electronically steered antenna Archives

Hanwha Phasor A7700 antenna system is pictured.

Press Release: Hanwha Phasor, Lufthansa Technik team on advanced IFC

Satellite communications company Hanwha Phasor and Lufthansa Technik, one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the wor... Continue Reading

Intelsat ESA atop Intelsat CRJ700 testbed

Intelsat touts global ESA capabilities following historic flight tests

Intelsat is confident that its electronically steered antenna (ESA)-based multi-orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity solution can sup... Continue Reading

Intelsat's multi-orbit ESA can be seen in the background, whilst a mockup of the Intelsat CRJ700 testbed is in the foreground

Intelsat shares color around multi-orbit aero ESA work

Hard on the heels of American Airlines’ announcement late last year that it will bring Intelsat’s electronically steered antenna (ESA) conne... Continue Reading

Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Stellar Blu's ESA antenna, which transmitted via OneWeb during a successful flight test.

Boeing eyes IFC provision tweaks to facilitate Stellar Blu ESA

Boeing is evaluating how it can gently tweak its inflight connectivity provisions on 737 MAX, 787 and 777-9 aircraft to enable operators to ... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Gogo elevates LEO offering with second ESA

Gogo Business Aviation today announced its Gogo Galileo product line with the unveiling of a second electronically steered antenna (ESA) for... Continue Reading

SpaceX secures JSX as launch customer for Starlink inflight Internet

SpaceX’s forthcoming Starlink LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity service is gaining momentum, as public charter operator JSX announ... Continue Reading

Kymeta expects aero ESA to be available in 2024

Kymeta, the Bill Gates-backed manufacturer of flat-panel electronically steered antennas which recently received fresh equity financing, rec... Continue Reading

Isotropic Systems Terminal displayed on a black background.

One-on-one with Isotropic Systems founder and CEO John Finney

Isotropic Systems is among the cluster of electronically steerable antenna-makers garnering attention from aviation stakeholders, as the bui... Continue Reading

Top view of workers on the exterior of a Lufthansa aircraft.

Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs

A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading

CarlisleIT ESA cooling system as displayed at APEX Expo 2019

One-on-one with CarlisleIT director Jeff Behlendorf

As a provider of inflight connectivity system integration components, antenna radomes and satcom aircraft equipment kits, as well as aircraf... Continue Reading

The words "WiFi OnBoard" on the side of an aircraft. A male passenger is in view

OneWeb taps SatixFy multi-orbit terminal for inflight connectivity

Satellite operator OneWeb has at long last selected a partner to develop a new inflight connectivity terminal to operate simultaneously over... Continue Reading

The Safran electronically steered antenna for aviation as seen on a show floor. The active array antenna is very flat, and considered well suited for LEO and MEO networks.

ESA adoption in commercial aviation could take years

When will electronically steerable antennas be ready for primetime in commercial aviation? COVID has kicked the proverbial can down the road... Continue Reading

Press Release: NXTCOMM announces board, validates Ku antenna design

Following successful validation tests of its next-generation Ku-band antenna design, NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) is pleased to ... Continue Reading

ARINC 791/792 Adjustable Fittings on a blue background

Press Release: CarlisleIT launches adjustable fittings for aerospace

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT) announced today that it has received a patent for its third generation of ARINC 791/792 Adjustable ... Continue Reading

SD Ottawa facility external view with two pine trees and clear blue sky

Press Release: Satcom Direct invests in advanced manufacturing facility

Satcom Direct (SD), the aviation solutions provider, has added a new Canadian state-of-the-art production campus to its global footprint in ... Continue Reading