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Intelsat Commercial Aviation launches, retires Gogo name

12 July 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The product will still be known at 2Ku, at least for now. But the in-flight connectivity company previously known as Gogo Commercial Aviation officially changed its name to Intelsat Commercial Aviation, less than a year after closing on the transaction.

This story is about: 2Ku, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, Satellite, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Spirit Airlines WiFi goes live*

19 May 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Spirit Airlines is now online in the sky. The first few planes fitted with the company’s in-flight wifi connectivity offering recently entered service for passenger use, though a formal launch is not expected until later this year.

This story is about: antenna, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Jupiter, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Global Eagle, Telesat push forward with LEO antenna qualification

17 May 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Global Eagle is moving closer to a Ka-band in-flight connectivity solution. The company recently cleared a critical milestone in the verification phase for the Global Eagle Airconnect Ka IFC terminal to be used with Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s planned Lightspeed low-earth orbit (LEO) network.

This story is about: Airconnect, Airconnect Ka, Ben Griffin, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mike Pigott, Satellite, Telesat, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

NXTCOMM validates antenna design, sets sights on scale

15 March 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

NXTCOMM antenna test antenna in an anechoic chamber

Transitioning from proof-of-concept to at-scale manufacturing brings many challenges. NXTCOMM is ready to face those down as it plans to deliver its phased array antenna solutions later this year.

This story is about: 2Ku, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Intelsat, NXTCOMM, phased array, Satellite, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Digging deep with Intelsat on the future of in-flight connectivity

17 December 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

With the deal closing just a couple weeks ago Intelsat is still very much in the nascent stages of digesting its acquisition of Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business. PaxEx.Aero secured exclusive access to CEO Steven Spengler and Aviation President John Wade to discuss how things are going so far and what the future looks like for the organization.

This story is about: 2Ku, 5G, air-to-ground, antenna, ATG, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, PaxEx, phased array, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

NXTCOMM set for ESA testing and more with Eutelsat contract

9 November 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Of course you need satellite capacity to test a new antenna solution, so signing a contract for that isn’t particularly surprising. But the vision NXTCOMM has for how it might make use of the capacity going forward is far more interesting, a break from the rest of the market.

This story is about: 2Ku, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Global Eagle, gogo, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, NXTCONN, phased array, Phasor, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inmarsat, GDC, ThinKom update GX antenna, terminal options

30 October 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Airlines looking at the Inmarsat GX Aviation network have a new option for the antenna and terminal bits, supported by ThinKom and GDC Technics.

This story is about: GDC Technics, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, Honeywell Aerospace, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat launches GX+ North America expansion with Hughes

20 October 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Inmarsat network just got a lot larger. The satellite connectivity provider is teaming with Hughes to bring the JUPITER High Throughput Satellite Ka-band constellation into the GX Aviation network, a major boost to capacity as the company seeks to capture more of the North American market.

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Jupiter, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Amazon commits $10 billion to Kuiper LEO constellation

31 July 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

What does it take to put a new low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation into service? The myriad technical challenges are not to be underestimated, of course, but a lot of it comes down to money. In the case of the Amazon Kupier project that’s a $10 billion commitment.

This story is about: amazon, Amazon Kupier, antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kupier, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, phased array, Phasor, Satellite, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinKom touts low-drag advantages in push for regional jet connectivity

23 January 2020 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

The Thinkom ThinAir 2517 Ka-band antenna system is in the STC process for an A320-family customer. PaxEx.Aero believes this might be for the new Spirit Airlines/Thales FlytLIVE project.

Getting high-speed satellite-based internet service on to regional jets has proven an uphill battle to date. Antenna manufacturer ThinKom hopes its Ka2517 solution can help. The company released details of a study this week confirming its antenna can fly on smaller fuselages without dramatically increasing drag.

This story is about: 2Ka, 2Ku, air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, Deutsche Telekom, EAN, European Aviation Network, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, Inmarsat, IPTV, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, live television, regional jet, Satellite, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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