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Intelsat 29e failure hits Panasonic Avionics inflight wifi capacity

11 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

This content was available to PaxEx Premium subscribers first. Sign up now to get early access to the IFEC news that matters most. What happens when gigabits of capacity goes offline? Passengers and inflight connectivity providers alike are about to find out. Intelsat 29e, the first of the Epic Ku-band High Throughput Satellites, suffered a […]

This story is about: 2Ku, Air France, Epic, Global Eagle, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Intelsat 29e, KLM, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Epic Troubles: Satellite failure slashes inflight wifi capacity

10 April 2019 By Seth Miller

What happens when gigabits of capacity goes offline? Passengers and inflight connectivity providers alike are about to find out. Intelsat 29e, the first of the Epic Ku-band High Throughput Satellites, suffered a fuel leak on 7 April 2019, followed by a second issue on 9 April. The satellite is in "safe mode" meaning all customer-facing services are disabled as the operator seeks to address the problems. This represents a significant hit to Ku-band capacity over the Americas and the North Atlantic Ocean.

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This story is about: 2Ku, Air France, Epic, Global Eagle, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Intelsat 29e, KLM, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

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