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Viasat adds SES-17 capacity for IFC boost

12 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The SES-17 satellite completed testing and is prepared for launch in October 2021

With just 10% of ViaSat-3 F1 available, Viasat has found partners to help support its growing inflight internet program. SES-17 is now confirmed as one of the satellites in play.

This story is about: FCC, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, regulations, SES, SES-17, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

BlackRock boosts SmartSky stake

20 April 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

The SmartSky antennae installed on the company's Citation jet

The BlackRock group of funds will grow its financial stake in SmartSky, and also increase its control of the company.

This story is about: FCC, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, SmartSky Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Fed funds to boost Gogo’s network refresh

15 July 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Gogo needs to replace the Chinese-sourced hardware in its cellular network across North America. That’s a pricey proposition. Fortunately for the company and its investors, the US government is chipping in a sizable share.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, ATG4, FCC, gogo, Gogo 5G, Huawei, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, subsidy, ZTE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SmartSky secures FCC certification

9 July 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The next certification in SmartSky’s path to operations is secured. The company announced that the ground-based remote radiohead for its next-generation air-to-ground network has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, certification, FCC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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