Air France’s Anuvu Ku inflight connectivity stuns on recent flight
Your author did not board Air France flight 7645, a 47-minute flight between France’s second city Lyon and its capital Paris, expecting to h... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku-band satellites
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
Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice
After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading
Viasat continues to add Ku Advanced customers in BizAv
Given the amount of talkability around Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service in civil aviation, o... Continue Reading
Anuvu develops second generation Ka antenna for hybrid GEO/LEO ops
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — is well into the development of its second generation Ka-band antenna, which is being optimized for hybrid G... Continue Reading
United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can
When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading
New United A320 reminds us why a refurbishment is welcome
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the routes I frequented the most was New York LaGuardia-Washington Dulles. These short-hop flights — ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic launches next-gen Ku antenna with ThinKom
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) today announced the launch of a new, next-generation Ku-band antenna, which will be deve... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Industry explores EHF bands for inflight connectivity
Satellite operators and satcom hardware manufacturers are presently engaged in serious exploratory work regarding the use of extremely high ... Continue Reading
China’s APSATCOM mulls new HTS with capacity targeted at IFC
New high throughput satellites with capacity targeted at the inflight connectivity market are under consideration at China’s APT Mobile Satc... Continue Reading
CarlisleIT supports Chinese satcom projects as market heats up
It’s no secret that the Chinese inflight connectivity market is heating up, with multiple satcom solutions already in play, and various air-... Continue Reading
Viasat sets sights on delivering IFC in and over Russia
Viasat is eager to take a lead role in delivering inflight connectivity to airlines and business aircraft operators flying in and over Russi... Continue Reading
Signs of China domestic recovery boost prospects for IFC providers
As China’s domestic travel and tourism industry shows signs of recovery, inflight connectivity service providers are looking to the world’s ... Continue Reading
Intelsat mobility customers renewed contracts in 2020
Intelsat’s mobility customers were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis due to the massive reduction in travel seen in both the aer... Continue Reading