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Satcom Direct Selected as Exclusive Provider of SmartSky 4G LTE-Based Wireless Network

By Veronica Magan | November 21, 2014
SmartSky 4G LTE Network rendering.

SmartSky 4G LTE Network rendering. Photo: Smartsky

[Via Satellite 11-21-2014] Satcom Direct has been selected as the exclusive provider or SmartSky services for the business aviation community. SmartSky Networks is planning a 2016 rollout of its first airborne 4G LTE-based wireless network, SmartSky 4G. The service aims to provide real-time, business-grade connectivity with more than 10 times the typical speed and capacity of networks currently in the market by using 60 MHz of spectrum for its Air-To-Ground (ATG) data communications.

The Satcom Direct Router (SDR) is approved for use with SmartSky. It allows passengers to manage all of the cabin communications systems onboard the aircraft including use of their own smartphones to talk and text during flight. It also provides multiple Wi-Fi access points (SSID) for passengers.