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Satcom Direct

Gogo Confirms Plane Simple ESA Option for BizAv

29 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple ESA terminal, situated on the top of the Cessna Caravan fuselage, proved its value during its testing. Copyright Gogo

Business aviation customers will have (at least) two options for implementing Gogo Galileo, as a second ESA undergoes testing for the LEO-based inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Galileo, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satcom Direct Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo closes on Satcom Direct acquisition

4 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo and Satom Direct CEOs sign the deal

The Gogo acquisition of Satcom Direct closed, bringing consolidation to the business aviation connectivity market.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, OneWeb, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat drops speed caps for new JetXP business aviation plans

9 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat is taking off its speed caps, opening up more bandwidth to more business aviation jets with company’s Jet ConneX service offering a new “JetXP” plan.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jet ConneX, JetWave X, JetXP, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, NBAA24, PlaneSense, Satcom Direct, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo snags Satcom Direct in BizAv connectivity consolidation play

30 September 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo and Satom Direct CEOs sign the deal

Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct, bringing significant consolidation to the business aviation inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, merger, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

DIRECTV brings streaming IPTV to BizAv

27 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

DIRECTV is launching an IPTV platform, in collaboration with Satcom Direct, to enable live TV programming for business aviation customers.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, DIRECTV, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, live television, live tv, Satcom Direct, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

ALOFT confirm first OneWeb BBJ installation

27 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

BBJ operator ALOFT is the first to install Stellar Blu's terminal and activate the OneWeb network for inflight connectivity on a business jet

ALOFT AeroArchitects will activate OneWeb’s LEO satellite inflight internet service on a 737 BBJ via a services contract with Satcom Direct and an antenna provided by Stellar Blu.

This story is about: 737, ALOFT AeroArchitects, BBJ, BizAv, Boeing, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, Satellite, Sidewinder, STC, STCs, Stellar Blu, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo, Satcom Direct push forward with LEO ESAs

15 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

five guys holding an antenna panel

Electronically steered antennas will be a major part of the next generation of connectivity for the business aviation world. Both Satcom Direct and Gogo made progress on that front this week, offering updates to their terminal development and testing.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat issues type certification for Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ka-band terminal

13 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple Ka-band terminal being installed for testing (image via Satcom Direct)

Satcom Direct received type certification of the Plane Simple Ka-band terminal for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight internet service, moving a step closer to installation of the latest hardware on business jets.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Jet ConneX, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, terminal, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo prevails over SmartSky again in preliminary injunction hearing

31 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A map of the 150 tower locations across the United States for Gogo's 5G rollout

Gogo has, once again, avoided a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from selling its next generation inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L5, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, lawsuit, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, SmartSky, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SD’s Plane Simple Ka-band terminal passes DO-160 milestone

13 December 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple Ka-band terminal being installed for testing (image via Satcom Direct)

After more than 400 hours of flight testing the Plane Simple Ka-band terminal from Satcom Direct secured DO-160 approval, moving it closer to commercial availability of the in-flight connectivity hardware early in 2024.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, certification, Chris Moore, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Jet ConneX, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, terminal, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

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