Avionics Special Edition | December 2020 Visit Site Mobility Flying High: Gogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation Acquisition In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Latest News Business Inmarsat Looks to be the Global Leader in IFC With Hughes Deal, CEO Says Inmarsat and Hughes first started to talking about a potential In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) collaboration in North America over a year ago. This week, the companies… Opinion IFC: Now Is The Time To Look Beyond Passenger Sessions With few exceptions, deployment of in-flight digital applications has so far failed to match the promise and intent which surrounds them. Fault for this cannot… Business SES and Intelsat CEOs Clash on Approaches to Serving IFC Market Viasat's new CEO Rick Baldridge joined executives from major satellite operators SES, Intelsat, Hughes Networks Systems, and Eutelsat on a virtual executive panel just days… Business Intelsat Completes Gogo Commercial Aviation Acquisition  Intelsat has completed its acquisition of Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business, the satellite operator announced Tuesday. The $400 million cash deal forms a vertically integrated In-Flight… Business Intelsat CCO Says Gogo Acquisition Will 'Transform' the IFC Experience Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo's Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider… Opinion IFC Market's Post-COVID Future Depends on Today's R&D Efforts Right now, the aviation industry is grappling with the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as the world’s airlines announce budget cuts, furloughs, and layoffs.… More News

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In The Magazine 2020: A Year of Dramatic Change in the Satellite Industry Industry-watchers could almost get whiplash looking at how 2020 has progressed. Think about everything that happened just in the first half of the year: the FCC made its final decision on a C-band spectrum clearing offer in February; the pandemic hit the United States and shut down spaceports in March; and the subsequent Intelsat and… Subscribe

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