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Bombardier Challenger 3500 in-flight over mountains. This aircraft will now offer Iridium Certus satcom as baseline, according to Bombardier.

Light nextgen satcom powered by Iridium or Inmarsat has arrived

It is perhaps an understatement to say the inflight connectivity market is fiercely competitive right now. Not only are incumbent aero ISPs ... Continue Reading

A rendering of a satellite in orbit over earth. Inmarsat-8 I-8 and Swissto12 logos are on either side of the satellite.

Press Release: Inmarsat to launch I-8 satellites to power L-band network

Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace... Continue Reading

Rendering of ViaSat-1 satellite in orbit dark blue space with white and light blue flares in a starry sky. Image Viasat

Press Release: Viasat gets UK approval for proposed Inmarsat acquisition

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, are pleas... Continue Reading

Viasat's successful launch of ViaSat-3 Americas aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Press Release: ViaSat-3 Americas successfully launched

Viasat Inc, a global communications company, today announced the successful launch of ViaSat-3 Americas aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from La... Continue Reading

Pilots often use satcom powered by Inmarsat when flying over oceans. This image shows a captain flying a large transport aircraft. The four stripes on his uniform are in clear view, whilst avionics and displays are seen in front of him.

Inmarsat satcom safety services return for Asia-Pacific after outage

Inmarsat’s aircraft safety and other L-band satcom services for the Asia-Pacific region are operable again, following an outage of the... Continue Reading

A Boeing 787 flying high above the earth. This image shows the wing of the aircraft.

Hughes on fusing GEO and LEO service in aero

Leveraging the IP developed in its active technology suite of products, Hughes Network Systems is exploring translating for commercial aviat... Continue Reading

Pilots flying over the ocean. Many of them rely on Inmarsat safety services

Operators switch to HF as Inmarsat confirms I-4 F1 satellite outage

Inmarsat is experiencing an outage of its I-4 F1 satellite that serves the Asia-Pacific region, creating a problem for aircraft operators, s... Continue Reading

Boeing team members move the stacked O3b mPOWER satellites through the Boeing satellite factory to prepare the spacecraft for containerization. As they prep to send to SES.

Press Release: Boeing delivers second pair of mPOWER satellites to SES

Boeing delivered the third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to content connectivity service provider SES, with the duo embarking for Cape Ca... Continue Reading

ThinKom develops new multi-orbit Ku solution for HBCplus consideration

ThinKom Solutions has secured a near 1,000-unit backlog for its Ka2517 VICTS antenna, of which a very significant portion is headed for inte... Continue Reading

Astranis microgeo satellite being built in the facility.

Astranis CEO highlights the mobility prospects for microGEO

San Francisco-based start-up Astranis, which is building microGEO satellites for the forthcoming Anuvu Constellation and other customers, is... Continue Reading

Rear view of two pilots flying a Boeing 737 MAX. Iridium sees opportunity in Long-Haul.

Iridium prepares for new opportunity: longhaul narrowbody ops

As aviation accelerates out of the Covid crisis, Iridium Communications sees a brand new opportunity in commercial aviation for powering saf... Continue Reading

A woman is sitting in an aircraft looking at her mobile device. A laptop also sits on the tray table in front of her. Image: Gilat

Gilat aims to differentiate with multi-orbit dual-beam aero ESA

First-generation electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) coming to the civil aviation market are being positioned as capable of talking to ... Continue Reading

Connections around planet Earth viewed from space at night, cities connected around the globe by shiny lines, international travel or global business finance, world connectivity, elements from NASA

EC opens deep probe of proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat

The European Commission earlier this month opened what it’s calling “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed $7.3 bil... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi sign on board an aircraft, in the PSU. The service powers onboard Internet.

OneWeb postpones inflight connectivity service launch to early 2024

OneWeb has pushed back the planned start date for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service to early 2024, b... Continue Reading

A man is working on the SD Dual Dissimilar technology.

Press Release: Satcom Direct offers Dual Dissimilar bizjet IFC

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is adding Dual Dissimilar terminal capabilities to its expanding hardware portfolio... Continue Reading