Focus: In-Flight Connectivity
October 21, 2022
Via Satellite magazine's sister publication, Avionics, produces the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast. It its most recent episode, Greg Otto, who is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for ThinKom, is the guest. ThinKom's antenna technology is one among the most widely used on commercial airliners to enable in-flight connectivity (IFC). At the 2022 Aircraft…
October 21, 2022
Satcom Direct and Honeywell will sell Inmarsat’s new SwiftJet IFC service for business jets, Inmarsat revealed Oct.19. SwiftJet offers seamless global coverage and maximum speeds of 2.6Mbps, up to six times faster than Inmarsat’s existing L-band business aviation connectivity service, SwiftBroadband (SBB). It will enter service in the first half of 2023 and customers are…
October 20, 2022
The era of Starlink Aviation is now here. SpaceX has made no secret of its desire to become a major player in the IFC market, and has now taken the next step by unveiling Starlink Aviation. SpaceX revealed that Starlink Aviation will be able to deliver up to 350 Mbps to each plane, enabling all…
October 18, 2022
Anuvu has high hopes for its new Dual-Panel Ka-Band Inflight Connectivity Antenna System (DPSAA) which it unveiling this month at the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo in Long Beach, California. The antenna is a key component of Anuvu’s Airconnect Ka multi-orbit connectivity platform designed specifically for both GEO and LEO networks, that aims to provide…