Panasonic to commission custom payload for connectivity
The line between satellite operators and connectivity providers continues to blur. A dedicated, custom payload expected to launch in the 201... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku-band
Press Release: Gogo partners with Intelsat on GEO/LEO network
Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, an... Continue Reading
Reaktor is Finnair’s unlikely partner in digital dream
Finnair in October took delivery of the first of 19 Airbus A350 XWB twinjets on order, thus becoming the first European operator of the worl... Continue Reading
Faster 2Ku is coming as Gogo, SES sign major capacity agreement
Gogo and SES are adding a massive amount of capacity to the in-flight connectivity world, announcing one of the largest satellite capacity d... Continue Reading
Lawsuit withdrawn but Gogo, American still at odds
The legal action between American and its domestic inflight connectivity provider Gogo, pending in Texas for the past 10 days, has been with... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: New day dawns for global satellite inflight Internet
Airline passengers flying busy North Atlantic routes are in line to benefit from the successful launch of Intelsat 29e, a High Throughput Sa... Continue Reading
ViaSat looks to create capacity faster than demand for aero service
Can bandwidth providers beat the ever-growing demands of consumers? One in-flight connectivity provider believes his company is ready to tur... Continue Reading
Press Release: Jet Airways selects Global Eagle for IFE streaming
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solution... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic Avionics brings inflight connectivity to its 1000th aircraft
Panasonic Avionics today confirmed that over 1,000 commercial aircraft are operating on its Global Communications Services network. Panasoni... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand casts another net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its Boeing 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not... Continue Reading
ViaSat pivots to coverage play for connected aircraft revolution
In the world of inflight entertainment and connectivity, the industry has seen what could be considered a serious content play (Global Eagle... Continue Reading
Delta presses FCC to auction licenses for nextgen connectivity
As bandwidth constraints in the sky continue to bite Delta Air Lines is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the... Continue Reading
Iberia A330 emerges with wifi; part of IAG’s broader #PaxEx plan
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, recently divulged details about its plans for the passenger expe... Continue Reading
Antenna maker ThinKom eyes commercial Ka connectivity space
Just two years ago not many in the inflight connectivity industry were talking about ThinKom. Today the company is something of a darling, e... Continue Reading
KLM’s Boeing 787 offers new cabins, connectivity
As the latest airline to place Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner into service KLM had the opportunity to revisit its inflight product and set a ... Continue Reading
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