AeroMobile 3G inflight connectivity, is it enough?
When the first iPhone was launched in 2008, it was only capable of painfully slow 2G data speeds. That same year, AeroMobile launched its fi... Continue Reading
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Gogo focuses on aero while industry makes waves in maritime
CONNECTIVITY: Commercial aircraft may be the sexy player in satellite connectivity but the maritime market is larger, more mature and easier... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: AirAsia on its ‘step backwards’
Welcome to RGN Premium content. This page is only available to active members. Already a member? LOGIN HERE Interested in becoming a member?... Continue Reading
Gimme all your bandwidth, Qatar Airways
Is it possible for one passenger to use all the in-flight internet bandwidth on a flight? I tried my hardest on a recent Qatar Airways fligh... Continue Reading
Solar Impulse shows even narrowband IoT benefits
MONACO — Inside the Solar Impulse control centre, it’s clear that live streaming of inflight data is key to this remarkable feat of aviation... Continue Reading
Inflight connectivity players assess the art of the possible in BizAv
Constant technological advancement; the use of new frequency ranges in civil aviation, particularly Ka-band; and robust capacity deals betwe... Continue Reading
Iridium sees September launch of NEXT satellites with SpaceX
The first Iridium NEXT launch date, using the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been set. The September date ... Continue Reading
First satellites with space-based ADS-B payloads near ship date
The first 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites, each bearing an Aireon space-based ADS-B antenna-and-receiver payload on its underside,... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat and Turksat form strategic partnership
Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and Turksat, the Turkish state-owned regional satellite o... Continue Reading
Icelandair is on the forefront of weather forecasting with TAMDAR
Since last December, Icelandair has been operating TAMDAR airborne meteorological sensors via a four-channel Iridium-based integrated commun... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways faces Global Xpress rollout delay after rocket failure
Qatar Airways faces an indefinite delay in offering Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band satellite-supported broadband connectivity on its ... Continue Reading
ATG, Ku, Ka, who cares? Why it’s all about the bandwidth
Do the letters really matter anymore? Multiple inflight connectivity technologies are available and have been for some time now. Airlines an... Continue Reading
In restructuring connectivity unit SITA makes lofty ambitions clear
Inflight GSM and Internet provider OnAir has a new spring in its step, and with good reason. In a nod to the ever-growing importance of infl... Continue Reading
ANA expands Wi-Fi equipage; taps Panasonic for Ku on Boeing 787s
All Nippon Airways is expanding its equipage of OnAir inflight connectivity, and has selected Panasonic Avionics to supply Ku-band satellite... Continue Reading
Stay vigilant as more airlines cap data packages in-flight
Airlines are pricing their inflight Wi-Fi services in several different ways, but one scheme in particular is poised to become more common, ... Continue Reading
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