Mobility

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 solution utilizes AI to orchestrate LEO, MEO or GEO satellite capacity between ships, aircraft or remote sites in a fleet, with the goal of optimizing...

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 the aircraft with its Ka-band in-flight connectivity solution. The first aircraft scheduled to enter service next year. Azul is also adding ad-supported streaming sessions using...

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 highest performance bandwidth, which Princess Cruises said is “typically Starlink.”   The cruise line is a longtime customer of satellite connectivity. The brand touts being 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 production on the terminal to meet more than 1,000 existing orders.  The Ku-band terminal received DO-160 airborne equipment qualification in March and then completed flight...

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 said this deal is a “greatly expanded relationship.”  KVH announced Tuesday that it prepaid for access to a large block of Starlink data “at favorable...

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 Wi-Fi service to the airline’s fleet of over 120 aircraft. AJet is a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines. It is a low-cost airline operating domestic flights...

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 combine capacity from SES’s multi-orbit fleet, along with NEO Space Group (NSG), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF); AeroSat Link (ASL), a...

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) antenna. The service will operate on Intelsat’s family of Geostationary (GEO) satellites and partner Eutelsat OneWeb’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. In March,...

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.  Hughes debuted its own ESA terminal designed for aviation at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany. The company said it is optimized for the...

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 Wednesday. SatixFy’s Onyx is an all-in-one, compact satellite communications aero terminal designed for use on small to mid-sized aircraft. The Onyx features SatixFy’s digital beam-forming...