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Considering Connectivity In, Over, Around, and Beyond China

26 January 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of a Quianfan/Spacesail satellite in orbit.

Airbus announced plans to add the Chinese Spacesail (Qianfan) LEO constellation to its HPCplus portfolio, opening the door to conversations about how else it might end up in service for airlines.

This story is about: Airbus, Amazon LEO, Boeing, China, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Kuiper, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Qianfan, Sidewinder, Spacesail, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Telesat Lightspeed, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Etihad Expands Viasat Inflight Internet Commitment

19 November 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Etihad A321LR with the

For the past few years Etihad has been rolling out Viasat’s inflight internet service on its new aircraft. This week the carrier confirmed it will shift its connectivity portfolio fully to Viasat’s Amara multi-orbit offering.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary revenue, antenna, Arik De, DAS25, Dubai Air Show, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Etihad, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GM-40, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Meherwan Polad, multi-orbit, phased array, Starlink, Telesat Lightspeed, ViaSat, Viasat Amara Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

CesiumAstro Scores Skylark Terminal Testing Agreement with TCI

18 November 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of the CeisumAstro transmit and receive panels for the company's Skylark ESA offering

Antenna manufacturer CesiumAstro is moving towards on-wing testing of its Skylark inflight phased array terminal, thanks to an agreement with TCI Aircraft Interiors.

This story is about: antenna, CesiumAstro, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Lightspeed, phased array, SES, SES Open Orbits, Skylark, TCI Aircraft Interiors, Telesat, Telesat Lightspeed Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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