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Embraer plans satellite connectivity for E175s

1 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Embraer E175 (image courtesy of Embraer)

As demand for inflight internet service continues to expand, Embraer is taking steps to ensure its aircraft are not left behind. During FIA2024 the manufacturer announced plans to facilitate satellite connectivity on the E175s by 2026.

This story is about: Airbus, American Airlines, antenna, Delta Air Lines, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, Farnborough, FIA2024, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, Intelsat, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NGSO, phased array, radome, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ESAs, China, and the future of inflight connectivity

20 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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

Depending on who you ask – and I asked several people at at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last month – ESAs are the best way forward for inflight connectivity, or a compromise that come up short for airlines.

This story is about: 2Ku, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, Anuvu, APSATCOM, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, China, Dave Bijur, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GetSat, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Josh Marks, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SES Open Orbits brings multi-constellation, multi-orbit Ka-band connectivity together on a global scale

7 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES will bring together a collective of Ka-band capacity providers under its Open Orbits program, providing a new type of competition in the global inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Boeing, China, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, Elias Zaccack, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, line-fit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat plans dual-modem modman for (eventual) constellation flexibility

6 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat finally has a formal plan for airlines to integrate access across its two satellite networks: A new dual-modem ModMan is coming as part of the standard install kit.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GEO, Guru Gowrappan, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Airbus adds to HBCplus backlog

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airbus will add two additional airlines to its HBCplus inflight connectivity portfolio. The deals, announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last week in Hamburg include a couple firsts for the program.

This story is about: A320neo, A330, A350-1000, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Hughes, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Philippine Airlines, SES, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Increased supplier option a Plus

24 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Should airlines be concerned that the Airbus HBCplus program limits their options for inflight connectivity? Perhaps not, as reports suggest additional supplier optionality on the horizon.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Anuvu, 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, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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

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

PaxEx Bits: Week ending 5 April 2024

5 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lots of cabin and connectivity news bits to catch up on as the week comes to an end…

This story is about: 787-10, A330-900, A350, Airbus, ANA, BizAv, business aviation, CL3810, debt, economy class, Galileo, gogo, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Malaysia Airlines, merger, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Telesat, Thales, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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

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