United struggles to roll out consistent inflight Wi-Fi
Which major airline do you think of when it comes to innovation in the inflight connectivity market? Odds are it is not United Airlines. The... Continue Reading
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VIDEO: ViaSat talks SpaceX, a new radome and global Ka
ViaSat believes it will take “five to seven years” to stitch together enough regional Ka satellites to offer a global inflight connectivity ... Continue Reading
ViaSat has hybrid Ku/Ka connectivity in its sights
ViaSat aims to roll out a hybrid Ku-Ka inflight connectivity system on a government aircraft before the end of the year, and believes the co... Continue Reading
Gogo to launch global Ground-to-Orbit connectivity
Gogo plans to launch a global version of its Ground-to-Orbit (GTO) superfast inflight connectivity solution, Runway Girl Network can exclusi... Continue Reading
Relationships evolve as El Al picks ViaSat for 737s
ViaSat is known in the United States for supplying its Exede regional Ka-band high-speed connectivity service to both JetBlue and United Air... Continue Reading
Will Ku connectivity camp retain its lead?
In 2010, when Inmarsat announced plans to launch a new global mobile broadband service called Global Xpress (GX) and commissioned Boeing to ... Continue Reading
United to expand Ka Internet beyond initial fleet: ViaSat
Excited by the success of JetBlue Airways’ rollout of ViaSat’s Exede, United Airlines is considering expanding equipage of the Ka system and... Continue Reading
WestJet adopts Ku connectivity plus streaming TV and IFE
Industry juggernaut Panasonic Avionics boasts that more than 500 million people look at its in-seat IFE every year. Add over-head monitors a... Continue Reading
Emirates, others subsidizing connectivity
A long time has passed since anyone in the know has dared to proclaim that providing satellite-supported, inflight high-speed Internet to pa... Continue Reading
JetBlue eyes operational benefits of Fly-Fi
JetBlue Airways is seeing take rates of over 60% for its new ‘Fly-Fy’ inflight high-speed Internet service, the carrier’s LiveTV unit tells ... Continue Reading
Cutting out the ‘middleman’ to understand capacity needs
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RGN Premium: Roll-out of Ku and Ka connectivity is complicated
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Aviation geeks wowed by JetBlue’s new Fly-Fi service
JetBlue Airways has launched true broadband inflight Wi-Fi connectivity. The service, called Fly-Fi, is powered by ViaSat’s Ka-band sa... Continue Reading
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