Seamless Air Alliance continues member growth, agrees framework
Having only been gathering new members since June, the pieces of the puzzle that the Seamless Air Alliance needs to fulfill its goals are no... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: LEO
ThinKom eyes near-term commercial airline launch of Ka-band antenna
When Gogo early this year revealed it was grappling with the problem of deicing fluid seeping under antenna radomes, ThinKom Solutions’ Ku30... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat modem used for Global Eagle IFC test via Telesat LEO
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today its key role i... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle, Telesat pioneer inflight broadband via LEO
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. today announced a major milestone in the history of satellite connectivity for aviation and maritime: the su... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD developing flat panel antenna in partnership with QEST
SD Avionics, the hardware manufacturing division of Satcom Direct, has partnered with QEST Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH, a worldwide ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: Telesat, Newtec conduct over-the-air tests on Telesat LEO
Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, today announced its modems have b... Continue Reading
Intelsat, OneWeb work to bring new economics to Ku connectivity
Airlines can be forgiven if they’re still not 100% sure which inflight connectivity roadmap to adopt for their fleets or subfleets. After al... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom, Telesat to develop terminal for Telesat LEOs
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a Ka-band enterprise user terminal fo... Continue Reading
Why Global Eagle is largely committed to supporting IFC regionally
Lest there are any questions about whether or not Global Eagle is second-guessing its decision to focus on providing inflight connectivity t... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Five trends to consider when predicting the future of IFC
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Richard Nordstrom, who serves as senior director, strategic marketing commercial aviation & network s... Continue Reading
Polar positioning could take a number of flavors as Viasat eyes MEO
Depending on where you sit in the conversation – or indeed where your satellites sit in orbit – providing inflight connectivity over p... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance seeks to avoid silos as standards work begins
Since coming on the scene in February of this year, the Seamless Air Alliance has enjoyed a remarkable trajectory. Its founding members – Ai... Continue Reading
Global Eagle eyes connected inflight gaming as airline interest grows
Airlines, their content service providers, inflight entertainment specialists and of course passengers are all too aware of the fact that in... Continue Reading
Press Release: Telesat and Gilat team to develop modem tech for LEOs
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, is pleased to announce a colla... Continue Reading
Press Release: July 20 is target date for seventh Iridium NEXT launch
Iridium Communications Inc. announced today that the seventh Iridium NEXT mission has been targeted by SpaceX for launch on July 20, 2018, f... Continue Reading
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