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Money or Megabits? Making the case for connectivity business models

8 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Is there a compelling difference between the technologies providing inflight connectivity today? Or is it all about the business case for airlines? LEO v GEO debates continue, while monetization talk continues to shape decisions.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, embedded IFE, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Dankberg, NexusWave, OneWeb, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinAir Plus partner picked

30 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

In an industry full of poorly kept secrets, confirmation of one has finally emerged. Since teasing the ThinAir Plus antenna concept at Satellite 2023 and confirming it at AIX 2023 ThinKom has been loathe to confirm an ESA antenna partner. Until now.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Bill Milroy, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, Reza Rasoulian, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gulfstream secures STC for G650 Starlink installs

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Gulfstream G650 fitted with the Starlink system, now available for install directly from the manufacturer.

Starting today G650 owners can choose to add Starlink to their planes with the install handled directly by Gulfstream.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, G650, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Wheels Up pivots fleet, picks Gogo Galileo for future connectivity

23 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Gogo Galileo flying testbed, a Challenger 300

Private jet operator Wheels Up is revamping its fleet and upgrading the inflight internet offering, with the Gogo Galileo HDX solution to be installed on its Phenom and Challenger aircraft.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, Challenger 300, Challenger 350, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, Galileo, George Mattson, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NBAA, NBAA24, OneWeb, Phenom 300, Satellite, Sergio Agguirre, Wheels Up Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo secures first line-fit option for Galileo LEO service

22 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mock-up of the new Hughes phased array antenna panel, on display at Satellite Show 2022

The first line-fit option for the Gogo Galileo LEO service will be from Textron, on the Cessna Citation Longitude, Citation Latitude and Citation Ascend business jet lines.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, Cessna, Citation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NBAA, NBAA24, OneWeb, Sergio Agguirre, Textron Filed Under: IFEC

Taking Intelsat’s next generation LEO inflight connectivity for a ride

21 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Switching over from the GEO satellites Intelsat has been using to deliver inflight internet to the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO constellation, the backbone of the company’s next-generation inflight internet service, was eye-opening.

This story is about: Blane Boynton, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Product Reviews

Panasonic Avionics launches multi-orbit test flight program

18 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Citation Panasonic Avionics is using for flight testing the multi-orbit IFC constellation (image via Stellar Blu)

Panasonic Avionics’ newest test aircraft broke cover late last week, carrying the Sidewinder 9×9 ESA from Gilat (formerly Stellar Blu) and a paint job highlighting the OneWeb LEO connectivity kit on board.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Fargo Jet Center, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo books four years of OneWeb capacity for Galileo BizAv offering

24 September 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Shuaib Shahid, head of international sales for Gogo (L) and Mark Sander, senior vice president of sales for Gogo with the newly announced Gogo Galileo HDX antenna (L) and FDX antenna options

Gogo will commit more than $50 million over four years to purchase satellite capacity on the OneWeb constellation for its BizAv customers

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb Filed Under: IFEC

Telesat finalizes government funding for Lightspeed

13 September 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of the Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation

The Telesat Lightspeed constellation is (finally) fully funded. The company announced completion of funding agreements with the Governments of Canada and Quebec, allowing for the satellites to be built and launched.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, phased array, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo gets first antenna installed for Galileo testing

4 September 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Gogo Galileo flying testbed, a Challenger 300

Gogo is moving towards testing of its Galileo LEO-based inflight internet service, with the first antenna now installed on a Challenger 300.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

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