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Beyond Multi-orbit: Multi-beam Driving Inflight Connectivity Innovation

17 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

looking down on a trade show floor with lots of booths and people.

Yes, multi-orbit satellite solutions are the near-term future of inflight connectivity. But multi-beam offerings are set to dominate sales conversations as service providers look to add resiliency, reliability, and flexibility for their airline partners.

This story is about: Air Canada, antenna, Ben Murphy, CesiumAstro, Dave Bijur, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka2517, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mike Moeller, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, patent, phased array, Quality of Experience, Quvia, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, SatShow2025, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

First Regional Jet Fitted with Delta’s New Inflight Internet

12 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

three guys sitting on a conference stage to chat.

Satellite-based internet service is now installed on the first regional jet for Delta Air Lines, with hundreds more to come through the rest of the year.

This story is about: 717, antenna, CRJ700, Delta Air Lines, Glenn Latta, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, regional jet, Reza Rasoulian, SatShow2025, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Hughes Fusion Confirmed for Delta A321neo, A350 Aircraft

3 March 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

wifi logo clouds over an airplane wing

Nearly two years after announcing its Fusion platform, Hughes Networks confirmed its first customer: Delta Air Lines.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, radome, Satellite, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

CesiumAstro Sees Potential in Commercial Aviation Market

25 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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

CesiumAstro is talking big about making the leap from government contracts to the commercial aviation business.

This story is about: AFRL, AIX25, antenna, Anuvu, Ben Murphy, CesiumAstro, Department of Defense, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Kuiper, Lightspeed, Mike Pigott, phased array, Satellite, SatShow2025, Skylark, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom, Tracy Trent, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat continues to ride an aviation high

7 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A shift may, in fact, be underway in the IFC market, but Viasat is still riding high. The company’s latest quarterly earnings note a 13% increase in commercial aviation aircraft in service over the past year, now around 3,950 active.

This story is about: antenna, Ariane 6, Arianespace, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GM-40, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, phased array, SpaceX, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ULA, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 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

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

NSG signs Thai Airways, Turkish Airways for inflight internet

29 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

IFC upstart NEO Space Group now has two named customers, Airbus has its first SES-aligned customers for HBCplus, and passengers should soon have better internet on board.

This story is about: A321neo, Airbus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Display Interactive, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka-band, Ka2517, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, Neale Faulkner, NEO Space Group, NSG, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, Thai Airways, ThinKom, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Telesat moves to join Airbus HBCplus portfolio

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of a Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite

The Telesat LEO network confirmed its intentions to participate in the Airbus HBCplus program, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to integrate into the Ka-band network offerings.

This story is about: Airbus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka2517, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Open Orbits, SES, SES Open Orbits, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

SES, ThinKom expand testing for multi-orbit inflight connectivity

8 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES and ThinKom received approval this week from the FCC to conduct terrestrial testing of the Ka2517 terminal against the O3b constellation, joining a similar approval issued for testing against SES-17 in July. And there’s more to follow.

This story is about: Bill Milroy, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, Hughes, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, regulations, SES, SES Open Orbits, Thales, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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