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Airplane landing on runway in Pearson International airport at dusk, Toronto,Canada Kontron

Eutelsat flags OneWeb ground network delay as it cuts guidance

Delays to the ground network rollout for OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation and other factors have prompted recently mer... Continue Reading

Children using smart phone during the flight (survey)

Press Release: Inflight mobile roaming takes off with Vodafone

Vodafone is bringing its game-changing $5 international roaming to the skies, allowing customers to enjoy in-flight connectivity 20,000 feet... Continue Reading

Carlisle booth on a show floor. A large circular blue sign with the word Carlisle on it hovers over the stand.

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies sees big surge in IFEC activity

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, a key integrator of inflight entertainment and connectivity systems to aircraft, expects its engineering... Continue Reading

A sign saying "Starlink" in white with a black background.

Qatar Airways mum on install details as it vows complimentary Starlink

Qatar Airways, a longtime customer of Inmarsat-now-Viasat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service, ha... Continue Reading

CesiumAstro medium form factor satcom terminal on a black background

CesiumAstro plans 2025 commercial entry for aero ESA after A320 trial

Having recently completed a successful over-the-air demonstration of its dual-beam Ka-band active phased array terminal, CesiumAstro is maki... Continue Reading

Rendering of an aircraft in digital form to connote a connected platform. IFC

Press Release: Satellite industry experts forecast soaring demand for IFC

A report published by leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, Euroconsult, focusing on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) for air t... Continue Reading

A Cessna business jet. SmartSky is focusing on business aviation instead of commercial airlines.

SmartSky focuses on BizAv; consigns commercial to niche play

SmartSky Networks has opted not to actively pursue traditional cabin connectivity deals with airlines, saying the business proposition in co... Continue Reading

Flexjet to replace Viasat GEO inflight connectivity with SpaceX LEO

Fractional ownership powerhouse Flexjet plans to replace the Viasat GEO satellite-based inflight connectivity hardware found on select aircr... Continue Reading

WiFi symbol on the side of an aircraft as a passenger boards. SkyFive conducted a test of European airlines' IFC

SkyFive test campaign studies differences in European IFC

To drive wider adoption of inflight connectivity among passengers in Europe, airlines need to look at all aspects of the experience instead ... Continue Reading

Hanwha Phasor CEO, Dongwan Yoo, signs with OneWeb's Vice President Defence & Security, Chris Moore CBE

Press Release: Hanwha Phasor, OneWeb collaborate on new IFC terminal

Satellite Technology company Hanwha Phasor has signed a User Terminal Development Agreement with OneWeb, the global communications company p... Continue Reading

Volato turns to SmartSky connectivity for incoming HondaJets

New HondaJets entering Volato’s fractional ownership fleet over the next two years will be fitted with SmartSky Networks’ nextgen air-to-gro... Continue Reading

Rendering of Korean Air A321neo, fitted with Viasat GX, provided courtesy of Viasat

Korean Air opts for Viasat GX inflight connectivity on A321neos

Korean Air is taking a multi-source approach to inflight connectivity, selecting Viasat Ka-band satellite-powered onboard Internet for its n... Continue Reading

Rendering showing aircraft flying and flight paths over Europe on an earth globe view from space at night. All the world map textures are originally from NASA EASA. Satellite comms. ATG

Viasat confirms another satellite malfunction: dual-payload I6 F2

Already grappling with a reflector deployment problem on its massive ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, which could result in a $420 million insur... Continue Reading

A Lufthansa A321 aircraft sits on the runway. GDPR

Lufthansa Technik flags GDPR constraint to portal-free IFC in Europe

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could stymie adoption of SpaceX’s portal-free, ‘frictionless’ Sta... Continue Reading

Close up of a young woman using her phone to access inflight entertainment and connectivity whilst flying in an aircraft

Combo of Dish and EchoStar could have IFEC implications

A decision by Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation to combine operations in an all-stock merger may in time have implications f... Continue Reading