Mobility

Viasat announced a series of improvements for its business aviation service Jet ConneX, uncapping speeds, expanding capacity and increasing network prioritization. Viasat Jet ConneX services are activated on more than […]

Gogo is acquiring Satcom Direct in a bid to improve its offering for the business aviation and government/military mobility markets. Gogo announced the $375 million deal on Monday. On top […]

Air France selected SpaceX’s Starlink business as its satellite provider to upgrade Wi-Fi across its fleet. The deal, announced Sept. 26, is the second recent in-flight connectivity win for Starlink, […]

Eutelsat has won a new deal with Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, which will see a more integrated multi-orbit solution bought to the maritime sector. The goal of this will […]

Hawaiian Airlines has completed installing Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) across its entire Airbus fleet. The airline is now offering Starlink Wi-Fi free of charge for passengers after completing installation on […]

Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile have demonstrated optimized, multi-transport network management for the U.S. Navy in a recent demonstration. The demonstration, which took place earlier this year, tested remote network […]

Verizon is the latest big name telco to accelerate its reach into the satellite arena. It has teamed up with Skylo to launch a commercial direct-to-device messaging service for Verizon […]

Florida-based space startup Neuron has unveiled a new AI and machine learning-powered satellite capacity management solution called “Network Capacity Controller” for end-users in the maritime, aviation, and mobility sectors. The […]

With the arrival of the multi-orbit era and airlines making decisions on how they will use satellite connectivity going forward, the market for in-flight connectivity (IFC) has entered an exciting […]

Brazil’s largest airline Azul awarded Viasat a deal to connect seven aircraft in its new Airbus A330-900neo fleet with in-flight connectivity (IFC).  Under the deal announced Tuesday, Viasat will equip […]

Princess Cruises is launching a new, higher tier of onboard Wi-Fi for cruise customers using SpaceX‘s Starlink service. The new service tier MedallionNet Max will offer prioritized access and the […]

Stellar Blu Solutions has completed qualification on the multi-orbit Sidewinder terminal designed to deliver in-flight connectivity (IFC) for airlines. Both Stellar Blu and strategic partner BAE Systems have ramped up […]

Maritime connectivity provider KVH Industries signed a bulk data distribution deal with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, prepaying for a block of Starlink data. KVH previously had an agreement with Starlink but […]

Turkish Cabin Interiors (TCI) will provide an in-flight connectivity solution for Turkish airline AJet, working with Turksat and Hughes Network Systems, the companies announced Wednesday. This collaboration will provide passenger […]

SES is launching Open Orbits, an open architecture network to pool capacity from regional satellite operators for a worldwide in-flight connectivity (IFC) service for airlines.  The interoperable Ka-band platform will […]

Japan Airlines selected Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity on more than 20 upcoming Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft will have multi-orbit service using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) […]

Hughes Network Systems shared two updates on its in-flight connectivity business on Tuesday, announcing a new Hughes-built electronically steerable antenna (ESA) and an agreement to join the Airbus HBCplus program.  […]

Satellite technology developer SatixFy Communications will provide its Onyx in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminals to communication solutions integrator SCOTTY Group Austria GmbH under the terms of a new partnership agreement announced […]

Inmarsat Maritime has launched a new fully managed service that integrates its existing Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network with Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, coastal LTE services, and an additional layer […]

Iridium and Blue Sky Network are supplying the satellite connectivity solution for an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) surveillance operation for oil and gas company Chevron.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]

Carnival Corporation completed deploying Starlink across its entire cruise fleet, the company announced Tuesday. Carnival reports that this is part of a connectivity strategy that quadrupled fleetwide bandwidth since 2019.  […]

In the maritime sector, for many years, the long-sought “Treasure Island” of connectivity could be summed up in four words: As good as shore. “We would always ask, can we […]

Intelsat will provide CNH tractors and agricultural machines with ubiquitous internet access under a new deal announced Monday. CNH includes the brands Case IH, Steyr, and New Holland.  Under the […]

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has won a key government contract in Norway. The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government has tapped Kongsberg to provide satellite […]

Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services are now available in Antarctica, thanks to a partnership between Eutelsat and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a world-leading center for polar science and polar operations. The […]

Iridium Communications signed a five-year commercial contract with L3Harris Technologies for the Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. Iridium signed the agreement on April 9. Under the agreement, Iridium […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has made further inroads into the lucrative In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. It has won a multi-million dollar order from an unnamed IFC service provider to provide its […]

Gogo Business Aviation is partnering with Atlas Air Service AG to develop a European Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX antenna. The STC modifications will be applied […]

Latvia’s flag carrier airBaltic is testing SpaceX’s Starlink internet, with plans to equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with the in-flight connectivity (IFC) system. airBaltic announced March 28 that it […]

In-flight connectivity (IFC) developers are working to balance cost with capabilities while offering an in-flight internet experience to match what is available at a consumer’s home. A panel of experts […]