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GEO

Talking terminals: Multi-beam options for multi-orbit support

16 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

LEO-based Iis still in its early days, but the era of truly multi-orbit, multi-constellation services beckons. That next generation of services will require a new generation of hardware to unlock its full potential.

This story is about: 717, Airbus, Boeing, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GetSat, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Anuvu sheds M/E/G connectivity business

3 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Anuvu is out of the maritime, energy, and government connectivity business. The company sold that segment off to FMC GlobalSat in a transaction that closed on 30 April 2024.

This story is about: Anuvu, BizAv, business aviation, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Josh Marks, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SES snags Intelsat for $3.1 billion

30 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

lots of satellite dishes in a field

SES will acquire Intelsat in a $3.1 billion transaction, continuing the consolidation trend in the satellite provider space. Not surprisingly, the mobility segment plays a significant role in driving the value of the deal.

This story is about: Adel Al-Saleh, David Wajsgras, GEO, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka-band, Ku-band, MEO, merger, mPower, NGSO, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Satellite, SES, SES-26 Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat massively boosts multi-orbit capacity with revised Eutelsat deal

19 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat purchased significant additional bandwidth from Eutelsat, including on the OneWeb LEO constellation, to serve is airline customers for the years ahead.

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, Eutelsat 172b, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, SatShow2024 Filed Under: IFEC

Fusion for the future

18 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Signing Delta Air Lines last November as its first airline for inflight internet service was a big win for Hughes. The company’s next move might be even bigger, with a plan to press its Fusion architecture into service.

This story is about: antenna, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Fusion, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, SatShow2024, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Get SAT gets airborne with Ku-band ESA

7 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Get SAT ESA mounted on an aircraft, with the radome removed

The Get Sat Ku-band ESA went flying, part of its testing program as it moves towards certification for in-flight connectivity services.

This story is about: Airbus, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, FTEGlobal23, GEO, GetSat, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations Filed Under: IFEC

Anuvu updates microGeo timeline, adds fun satellite names

28 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Anuvu is hyping the next generations of satellite technology, including

Anuvu’s dedicated microGEO satellite constellation, developed by Astranis has a timeline to get the payloads into space. In an update earlier this month the company disclosed a launch timeline of “mid-2024,” as well as names of the new satellites.

This story is about: Anuvu, APEX TECH, APEXTECH24, Astranis, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, Satellite, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Can NTN standards streamline airline connectivity installs?

23 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Seamless Air Alliance aims to incorporate IFC-related architectures in the 3GPP NTN standards

Installing inflight internet service typically means expensive, proprietary hardware, locking airlines in to one provider for an extended period of time. The Seamless Air Alliance hopes to change that with a modem solution built on 3GPP NTN standards.

This story is about: 5G, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, modem, Satellite, Seamless Air Alliance Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat celebrates arctic LEO/GEO testing with Utqiagvik visit

5 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's testbed CR7 on the ground in Utqiagvik during the LEO/GEO testing in December 2023

A visit to Alaska’s North Slope in mid-December gave Intelsat the opportunity to demonstrate the multi-orbit functionality of its new electronically steered antenna (ESA) terminal and multi-orbit connectivity strategy.

This story is about: Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, GEO, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

American taps Intelsat for high speed Wi-Fi on regional fleet

5 December 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

American Airlines will upgrade the inflight internet on its regional jet fleet over the next two years. The carrier selected Intelsat to provide high-speed satellite-based service to just under 500 of the smaller jets.

This story is about: Air Canada, American Airlines, antenna, ATG, Ball Aerospace, CRJ700, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, E170, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

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