Focus: Aviation

Intelsat is dropping the name Gogo from the Commercial Aviation division that it retired last year, the company announced July 13.  Intelsat announced the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation...

SpaceX, OneWeb, and Telesat executives agree that in 10 years, most aviation connectivity will come through satellites in Low-Earth Orbit — a major shift from the primarily Geostationary (GEO) service of...

Viasat has taken steps to improve its position in Western Europe and the Middle East ahead of the launch of its ViaSat-3 constellation. The company has reached a deal with...

Honeywell has unveiled expanded its JetWave product family of broadband satcom solutions with a new offering specifically designed for military and governmental aircraft. On June 2, the company announced the...

The satellite industry is bullish on the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. While aviation has had a tough time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, there are high hopes for a return...

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and mobility service provider Global Eagle has rebranded post-bankruptcy as Anuvu, the company announced May 25. The company filed for bankruptcy in July 2020, and exited the process...

Viasat has signed a multi-year In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) content partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to make its live game subscription service NBA League Pass available to airline passengers....

Engineers at California-based Global Eagle Entertainment recently completed network simulations evaluating the efficiency of their In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) terminal’s ability to operate over Telesat’s Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. According...

Eutelsat has signed a multi-year deal with Global Eagle for additional Ku-band transponders adding large amounts of capacity for Global Eagle’s aviation customers. Financial terms of the deal were not...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is bringing Viasat connectivity to part of its fleet for European routes. This year, KLM is outfitting 181 of its Boeing 737-800 fleet with Viasat In-Flight...