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Ball Aerospace

Market optimism, antenna debates as the first regional jets get a Wi-Fi upgrade

27 February 2023 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

The new Stellar Blu ESA atop Intelsat's CRJ-700 test aircraft

Major optimism from suppliers as the first regional jet WiFi upgrades are set for installation. But there’s still lots of debate as to which solution is technically best for the regional jet market and beyond.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, antenna, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent, ViaSat, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Alaska Airlines picks Intelsat for E175 streaming WiFi upgrade

24 January 2023 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

An Alaska Airlines/Horizon E175 at Paine Field (Image via Alaska Airlines)

Alaska Airlines will offer “streaming fast” Wi-Fi on its E175 fleet, beginning in 2024. The carrier plans to upgrade those aircraft, extending its longstanding partnership with Intelsat.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, antenna, ATG, Ball Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, E175, EJets, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GDC Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Sangita Woerner, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Delta makes it official: Inflight WiFi will be free

5 January 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Delta's first A321ceo with the Viasat Ka-band hardware installation

Delta Air Lines is making inflight Wi-Fi free on board. The new program launches 1 February 2023, though it comes with more fine print than the company is letting on.

This story is about: 2Ku, air-to-ground, Ball Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku-band, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Panasonic Avionics highlights Stellar Blu antenna for OneWeb LEO service

26 October 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A mockup of the Stellar Blu ESA solution on display at the Panasonic Avionics booth during APEX EXPO 2022 in Long Beach

Last week Panasonic Avionics finally confirmed low earth orbit constellations are officially part of its product road map, in partnership with OneWeb. This week at the APEX EXPO conference in Long Beach, California the company is offering up additional details on how the new capacity will fit into its offerings, and how it expects planes will be connected to the new satellites.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO22, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GDC Technics, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Panasonic Avionics, OneWeb team for inflight internet service

19 October 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Panasonic Avionics is the latest commercial aviation provider to sign a distribution agreement for OneWeb's LEO satellite capacity

Panasonic Avionics (PAC) will add low earth orbit satellites to its inflight internet offerings, thanks to a partnership with OneWeb. The long-expected distribution agreement will enable PAC to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency LEO in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO22, Ball Aerospace, Ben Griffin, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GDC Technics, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SatixFy’s Onyx Aero terminal seeks middle ground in ESA market

19 August 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of the new Onyx Aero terminal from SatixFy

Are smaller electronically steered antenna (ESA) solutions easier to bring to market? SatixFy aims to find out, with the launch of the Onyx Aero platform.

This story is about: antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, European Space Agency, Farnborough, FIA2022, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JetTalk, joint venture, Ka1717, Ku, Ku-band, L-band, OneWeb, Onyx, regional jet, Satixfy, SBB, Simona Gat, ST Engineering, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Intelsat goes multi-orbit with OneWeb LEO option for airlines

11 August 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

A mockup of the planned Intelsat ESA for delivering multi-orbit connectivity on OneWeb's LEO constellation as well as GEO satellites

Commercial airlines will soon have another option for in-flight connectivity (IFC) delivered via low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Intelsat secured a global distribution partnership with OneWeb, allowing for the development of a multi-orbit offering. The partnership builds on Intelsat’s extensive IFC experience and existing geo-stationary (GEO) satellite service, augmented with the OneWeb LEO constellation.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, air-to-ground, American Airlines, antenna, ATG, Ball Aerospace, Ben Griffin, CRJ700, Dave Bijur, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GDC Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jeff Sare, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Satcom Direct, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Revising the launch timeline

5 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

OneWeb satellites rolling off the assembly line in Florida in advance of their launch

With SpaceX and ISRO contracts signed, OneWeb will soon be ready to resume launches of its low earth orbit satellites. And, while some connectivity services are already available, details on timing for completing the constellation have remained scant.

This story is about: Ball Aerospace, Ben Griffin, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, ISRO, launch, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, SpaceX, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Stellar Blu successfully demonstrates in-flight LEO connectivity

28 May 2022 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

The program badge for the OnewWeb/Stellar Blu testing efforts

Stellar Blu and OneWeb can finally say broadband in-flight connectivity, delivered to a commercial aircraft via low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and an electrically steered antenna (ESA) is a reality.

This story is about: Ball Aerospace, Ben Griffin, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GDC Technics, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

OneWeb, GDC Technics partner on new ESA solution

30 November 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

GDC's Tracy Trent and OneWeb's Ben Griffin with a model of the new antenna solution the companies hope to fly as early as next year

OneWeb and GDC Technics signed a Joint Development Agreement to deliver a new in-flight connectivity terminal. The new terminal, based on the electronically steered antenna technology developed by Ball Aerospace, will enable airlines to connect their aircraft, passengers, and crew over OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication network.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO21, Ball Aerospace, Ben Griffin, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GDC Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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