Mobility
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Mobility
UnicomAirNet to Enhance IFC Using Eutelsat Capacity
UnicomAirNet has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Communications to address the fast-growing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2019, UnicomAirNet will lease the remaining capacity […]
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Mobility
Gogo’s 2Ku Equipped Aircraft First to Use SES 15 HTS Capacity
Gogo announced that it has more than 200 aircraft equipped with its 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology using the increased High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity delivered by the SES 15 […]
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Mobility
Iridium Reveals First Maritime Partners for Certus Service
Iridium Communications announced that Marlink, Speedcast, Applied Satellite Technologies (AST), and Satcom Global are the initial global maritime launch partners for Iridium Certus, a global L-band satellite network. The first regional […]
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Mobility
CPI Targets HAPS with New Ka-band Antenna
The Antenna Systems Division (ASD) of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has introduced a GSA-39KaXY ground antenna providing the high pointing accuracy and reliability to support High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) applications, […]
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Mobility
STS Global Brings Satcube’s Satellite Terminal to the US
STS Global announced a new partnership with the Swedish satellite company Satcube. Under this agreement, STS Global will promote and distribute the company’s Satcube Ku satellite terminal product in the […]
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Magazine
Stena Exec Talks Future Possibilities for Satellite
Ferry operator Stena Line has big plans this year for its Wi-Fi services to passengers: the company plans to implement a premium offering as a complement to its free Wi-Fi […]
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Mobility
Airports, Mobility Targets for Mitsubishi’s New Satellite Antenna
Mitsubishi Electric announced its development of the Rotational Element Electronically Scanned Array (REESA) antenna, which achieves high-precision beam scanning by electronically rotating antenna elements individually. According to the company, the […]
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Mobility
Viasat to Bring High-Speed Connectivity to United Airlines
Viasat announced a new contract with United Airlines to bring its latest generation In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) system to more than 70 aircraft, including at least 58 of United’s […]
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Connectivity
Singapore Pursues Space-Based VHF Comms for Air Traffic Control
At this week’s Singapore Airshow, GomSpace, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) signed a research collaboration agreement to conduct a design study on space-based Very […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic Avionics Exec on the Company’s Major Network Upgrade
Panasonic Avionics completed a major network upgrade in January that will allow its airline customers to take better advantage of its sprawling High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity. The upgrade will […]
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Connectivity
Iridium-Based Satcom System Could Be Bargain for Boeing 737 MAX
Airlines considering purchasing or operating the Boeing 737 MAX have a new option available when considering what type of satellite communications hardware to equip on the aircraft. Miami, Florida-based avionics […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle Triples HTS Capacity on SES 15 Satellite
Global Eagle Entertainment is aiming to provide airline passengers’ travelling across North America with a connected in-flight experience far more like the one passengers enjoy on the ground, tripling the […]
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Connectivity
How Secure Are In-Flight Connectivity Systems?
The aviation world has come a long way from the days when the extent of connectivity in the cabin revolved around self-contained in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems comprising a […]
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Connectivity
ASECNA, Aireon Partner to Enhance Safety in African Airspace
Aireon announced today that it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). Together, the pair will bring real-time air […]
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Mobility
Atlas Space Operations Names a New COO
Atlas Space Operations announced that Mark Malosh has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to joining Atlas, Malosh was a founding member of the technical team at […]
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Connectivity
ITU to Improve Safety In-Flight by Tracking Aircraft with Satellite
The United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has now adopted the main technical principals of enhanced aircraft Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ABS) via […]
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Mobility
OMS Miniaturized Weather Observation Tech is Going to Space
Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) has executed a contract with the Satellite Applications Catapult, to put its miniaturized weather observation technology into space. The mission is part of the In Orbit […]
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Connectivity
Air Canada Offers Free Gogo Wi-Fi for Frequent Flyers
Gogo announced that Air Canada is now the first North American airline to offer the choice of complimentary Gogo Wi-Fi to their most frequent flyers. Each year, Air Canada recognizes […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic to Deliver Enhanced IFC with Eutelsat 172B
With the entry into service of the Eutelsat 172B High Throughput Satellite (HTS), which launched in June, Panasonic Avionics Corporation will now be able to deliver enhanced in-flight broadband connectivity, […]
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Connectivity
Satcom Direct Signed as First Reseller for ViaSat’s Ka-band IFC Service
ViaSat has expanded its current relationship with authorized value-added reseller Satcom Direct to offer ViaSat’s full suite of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) systems and services to large and mid-cabin business jets. […]
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Connectivity
SitaOnAir, Emirates Extend IFC Partnership for 4 Years
SitaOnAir and Emirates have extended their partnership to deliver passenger connectivity solutions across Emirates’ fleet of A380 and B777 aircraft for a further four years. The news follows the recent […]
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Mobility
Cybersecurity in the Satellite Ecosystem: Collaboration is Key
To what extent must hardware manufacturers, service providers and others across the satellite ecosystem collaborate to ensure secure cyberspace for their customers? During a panel titled “How to Achieve End-to-End […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat to Verify Third-Party Apps on SwiftBroadband-Safety
Inmarsat has launched a program to certify third-party commercial applications for use on its SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) platform. The company said its Certified Application Provider (CAP) program is open to established […]
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Connectivity
UAE Successfully Trials 50mpbs Connectivity for IFC
Yahsat, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based satellite operator, announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight connection. The result of a partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom Demo EAN Integration In-Flight
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have successfully completed the first flight trials to test both the satellite and complementary ground network for their European Aviation Network (EAN) service. EAN is a […]
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Connectivity
Reconnecting Puerto Rico: Perspective from the American Red Cross
Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico’s already frail infrastructure, 76 percent of total cell sites still remain out of service, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). […]
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Connectivity
Azur Aviation Becomes Flyht’s First Customer in the Middle East this Year
Flyht Aerospace Solutions announced the sale of its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) and FlyhtLog services to Azur Havacilik (Azur Aviation), based in Antalya, Turkey. The contract is valued […]
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Launch
Philippine Airlines to Upgrade and Launch New IFC Services
Philippine Airlines has tasked SITAOnAir to upgrade the airline’s existing Boeing B777 fleet equipped with Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband to Inmarsat’s GX Aviation, as well as line-fit Philippine Airlines’ new Airbus A350s […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat to Demo SwiftBroadband-Safety with Flyht
Inmarsat will demonstrate its new SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) solution in a flight trial with Flyht. The evaluation will commence later this year using an experimental trial aircraft that enables a range […]
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Connectivity
Gogo Introduces New HTS Service for Business Aviation
Gogo has announced a new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) service targeting business aviation. The new service will use Gogo’s existing Ku-band satellite network, which currently provides bandwidth for more than […]




























