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Ka2517Plus

Gossiping Around the APEX Water Cooler

18 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Kuiper made a splash at APEX Global Expo this year, showing up with its first customer in hand. Starlink also always grabs a lot of attention. But it was the quieter conversations away from the main floor that were, as always, most interesting.

This story is about: Air Canada, Air India, air-to-ground, Airbus, American Airlines, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO25, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, China, CRJ700, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, Deutsche Telekom, EAN, Embraer, ERJ-175, European Aviation Network, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, Hybrid, IAG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Kuiper, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, multi-orbit, regulations, Satellite, Starlink, Swiss, Telekom, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Delta confirms multi-link IFC plans with Hughes

8 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Delta's 717 fleet is part of the 400+ planes slated to receive new in-flight internet systems from Hughes over the next two years (Image: Delta)

Delta Air Lines confirms it is “exploring” the option to enable multi-link network connectivity in a first for the commercial aviation world. Developed in partnership with Hughes Networks, the carrier expects to see the service flying in late 2025.

This story is about: 717, antenna, CRJ700, CRJ900, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinKom sees trio of innovations driving growth

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Not content to rest on recent program wins, ThinKom outlined the future it sees for its antenna solutions.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GX, GX Aviation, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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

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

ThinKom Plus launches, with hybrid LEO/GEO offering

9 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

After teasing the details a bit in March, ThinKom formally launched its ThinAir Plus product line at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023, integrating an ESA into the footprint of its Ka2517 solution. The system touts multi-constellation, multi-orbit, multi-beam connectivity support. The ThinAir Plus terminal is also the first to offer concurrent, multi-band connectivity in a single package.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hughes signs on as OneWeb partner, launches new IFC options for airlines

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Reza Rasoulian (L), vice president at Hughes, and Ben Griffin, vice president at OneWeb, sign the Distribution Partner agreement for Hughes to provide OneWeb Low Earth Orbit satellite connectivity services to global airlines and select partners. (image: Hughes)

Hughes Network Systems is not new to the inflight internet world. But the company is getting more aggressive in its pitch to airlines. Hughes is now a global distribution partner of OneWeb’s LEO constellation services. The deal was announced this week at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Ben Griffin, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Reza Rasoulian, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

ThinKom sees ESA integration as a Plus for connectivity hardware

16 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Some action at the ThinKom booth during Satellite 2023

Looking to combine the best-in-class antenna performance with an electronically steered solution for multi-constellation support? ThinKom may soon have a new “Plus” option available.

This story is about: antenna, Ball Aerospace, Bill Milroy, electronically steered antenna, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, Ku2525Plus, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, NGSO, O3b, O3b mPOWER, OneWeb, radome, SatShow2023, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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