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
Tag Archives: MEO
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
Inmarsat aviation unit president makes bold claims on Ka pivot, LEOs
Inmarsat is predicting that the international inflight connectivity market will transition from being served by Ku-band satellites to largel... Continue Reading
Smiths Interconnect is candid about IFEC hardware opportunities
China recently, effectively, loosened its inflight connectivity restrictions by allowing passengers to use their smart phones in-flight. But... Continue Reading
Phasor readies to support crazy ballet handoffs in orbit
Phasor is convinced that once an electronically steerable antenna (ESA) emerges in civil aviation that has the ability to support “dua... Continue Reading
Stakeholders make pointed remarks as flat panel competition hots up
As inflight connectivity stakeholders study their options for flat panel, electronically steerable antennas, the hardware providers and othe... Continue Reading
Press Release: SES selects terminal partners for O3b mPOWER
SES today introduced ALCAN, Isotropic Systems and Viasat as new technology partners for O3b mPOWER, SES Networks’ groundbreaking satellite-b... Continue Reading
Press Release: Carnival to hit connectivity apex at sea powered by SES
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest leisure travel company, will establish a new industry a... Continue Reading
SES eyes inflight model where application dictates connectivity pipe
Satellite operator SES says it is working to ultimately bring a “Verizon” telco-type model to the skies in support of inflight c... Continue Reading
Panasonic hones XTS satellite plan to preserve capital for LEOs
Panasonic Avionics has been described in the press as having “sidelined” its XTS satellite strategy, after years of vacuuming up GEO capacit... Continue Reading
Press Release: Phasor recognized as top pick among NewSpace Ventures
Phasor, the leading developer of commercial-grade, electronically steered antenna systems for mobile broadband communications, has been sing... Continue Reading
ThinKom sees clear path to supporting LEOs and MEOs with its antennas
ThinKom Solutions, whose Falcon-Ku3030 antenna system was white labeled by Gogo as 2Ku, says it is working closely with current and emerging... Continue Reading
As Inmarsat goes prime, GX value added resellers stay the course
It remains to be seen if Inmarsat’s decision to directly secure STCs for its Global Xpress connectivity service – on top of seek... Continue Reading
Investing in high net worth market has broader benefit for Global Eagle
Entertainment and connectivity giant Global Eagle continues its progress in restructuring the business to better integrate the dozen compani... Continue Reading
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