Satcom providers stand ready as Iridium introduces Certus aviation
Iridium Communications’ first-generation voice and data solutions are installed on over 60,000 aircraft today. Now, the satellite oper... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Iridium NEXT
Press Release: Eclipse Global and SKYTRAC deliver Iridium solutions
Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) and SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) are teaming up to deliver Iridium Certus and legacy Iridium hardwar... Continue Reading
Wizz Air UK launches trial of free messaging service from ASIP
Budget operator Wizz Air UK has commenced inflight trials of a novel Bluetooth connectivity solution that supports free messaging for every ... Continue Reading
Iridium confident in safety position despite march of new LEOs
Operators of new and planned Low Earth Orbit satellite networks in the Ku- and Ka-band are keen to support inflight connectivity for airline... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23
Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading
SITA to provide Iridium Certus service to airlines and ANSPs
SITA has announced plans to provide Iridium’s next generation Certus satcom service to its airline and air navigation service provider (ANSP... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell terminals for Iridium NEXT mark industry first
Honeywell has partnered with Iridium to become a Value-Added Manufacturer of aviation terminals that operate on the Iridium NEXT network. Th... Continue Reading
One-on-one with WhileFly CEO Yosi Avraham
Portable battery-powered and aircraft-powered Wi-Fi boxes have become — pardon the pun — somewhat of a fixture on LCCs and indeed other oper... Continue Reading
ASIP completes ground testing of Bluetooth IFC on Wizz Air A321
US firm AS-IP Tech (ASIP) recently completed ground testing – including electromagnetic interference (EMI), network performance and full fun... Continue Reading
Collins sees Certus satcom solution as boasting key differentiators
With successful tests under its belt, Collins Aerospace is confident its new Iridium Certus airborne satellite communications (satcom) syste... Continue Reading
Press Release: Collins Aerospace reaches milestone with Iridium Certus
Collins Aerospace has reached another critical milestone in the development of its higher bandwidth Iridium Certus® airborne satellite commu... Continue Reading
Rollout of Aireon in the Caribbean could start next year
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s evaluation of Aireon space-based ADS-B in the Miami Oceanic and Caribbean area has been extended du... Continue Reading
ASIP seeks to open the window to low-cost messaging for LCCs
Long-time industry veteran Ron Chapman might be the world’s foremost authority on installing Iridium antennas in airliner windows. He starte... Continue Reading
Aircraft safety service performance and cost in the spotlight
As a growing proportion of aircraft operational data is moved to cabin connectivity and terrestrial cellular networks, and as expectations g... Continue Reading
FAA accesses Aireon data as integrated air traffic system explored
Having forged a milestone new partnership with the FAA which will see the agency explore innovative use cases for space-based ADS-B, Aireon ... Continue Reading