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Inmarsat Global

Wi-Fi now active on Korean’s A321neo, powered by Viasat

29 August 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Korean Air A321neo showing the radome on board, now active with inflight Wi-Fi service powered by Viasat

Korean Air activated inflight Wi-Fi on its A321neo fleet this month. The carrier selected Viasat as the provider, diversifying its supplier base.

This story is about: A321neo, Airbus, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Honeywell, I-6, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka2517, Korean Air, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat suffers power anomaly on I6 F2

25 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

For the second time this summer Viasat has seen a failure of efforts to grow its global satellite constellation. The I6-F2 satellite, launched in February by Inmarsat, “suffered a power subsystem anomaly during its orbit raising phase” and will not enter service as planned.

This story is about: ELERA, Global Express, GX, GX Aviation, I-6, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, L-band, Mark Dankberg, MicroGEO, p, Satellite, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Malaysia Airlines picks Viasat for MAX inflight internet, entertainment

17 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Malaysia Airlines’ upcoming fleet of 737 MAX 8 aircraft will offer inflight internet and wireless entertainment on board, powered by Viasat.

This story is about: GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Satellite, Streaming IFE, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat doubles down on interoperability to address short, mid-term capacity challenges

10 August 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Despite the troubles with its first flagship ViaSat-3 satellite, Viasat continues to maintain a positive outlook. Yes, the lack of capacity from the new satellite over the Americas is a problem. But for the next couple years that should only impact its terrestrial connectivity business, not the higher-margin mobility or government business lines.

This story is about: earnings call, Global Xpress, Guru Gowrappan, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Mark Dankberg, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Can a quick integration solve Viasat’s predicament

12 July 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

As Viasat works to mitigate the impact of its ViaSat-3 Americans reflector deployment troubles the company’s integration process with Inmarsat may prove a significant factor.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, Ka-band, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Deployment challenges hamper ViaSat-3 activation

12 July 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ViaSat-3 rolling out to the launchpad on a Falcon Heavy (Image via Viasat)

Viasat’s plans to massively increase capacity and coverage with the ViaSat-3 constellation will have to wait a bit longer. After weeks of speculation and rumors the company confirmed “an unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment that may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite.”

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, Falcon Heavy, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka-band, launch, Satellite, SpaceX, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Another regional connectivity deal is done

7 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ThinKom's ThinAir family now has a new kid brother. The company formally launched the ThinAir Ka1717 offering this week, offering a smaller, lighter solution targeting the regional jet market.

No one is willing to spill the beans completely, but it appears ThinKom has secured an airline launch customer for its Ka1717 regional jet inflight internet solution.

This story is about: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bill Milroy, Delta Air Lines, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat Global, Jupiter, Ka1717, regional jet, SES-17, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, Thales, ThinAir, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat closes on Inmarsat purchase

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The deal is done: Viasat now owns Inmarsat, completing the multi-billion dollar transaction.

This story is about: GX, GX Aviation, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka-band, L-band, Mark Dankberg, merger, S-Band, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat picks mini-GEO for L-band future

22 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of Inmarsat's I-8 microGEO satellite, to be built by SWISSto12

The next generation of Inmarsat satellites will be significantly smaller than today’s GEO hardware. The company announced plans to launch a trio of microGEO satellites, developed by SWISSto12, by 2026 to bolster its L-band network.

This story is about: Anuvu, ELERA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, L-band, MicroGEO, Peter Hadinger, SB-S, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, SWISSto12 Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat suffers L-band outage over Asia-Pacific region

18 April 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thousands of miles from shore the most reliable communications link typically comes over satellite. That came to an abrupt end over the Pacific this week as one of Inmarsat’s satellites went offline.

This story is about: Australia, I-6, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, L-band, p, Satellite, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety Filed Under: IFEC

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