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ViaSat-3

Starlux shifts from Viasat to Viasat for inflight internet

4 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of the Starlux fleet in flight

Starlux will shift its inflight internet offering to Viasat’s Ka-band satellite offering. The companies announced a full fleet program, addressing both new installations and retrofit of existing aircraft.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, Starlink, Starlux, Telesat, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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

Azul adds long-haul Wi-Fi with expanded Viasat partnership

20 August 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Azul is stretching its in-flight Wi-Fi program to long-haul operations. The carrier expanded its partnership with Viasat to add service on its A330neo planes from 2025.

This story is about: A330-900, A330neo, Airbus, Azul, Brazil, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Jason Ward, Ka, Ka-band, Satellite, SES-17, Telebras, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat adds SES-17 capacity for IFC boost

12 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The SES-17 satellite completed testing and is prepared for launch in October 2021

With just 10% of ViaSat-3 F1 available, Viasat has found partners to help support its growing inflight internet program. SES-17 is now confirmed as one of the satellites in play.

This story is about: FCC, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, regulations, SES, SES-17, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ViaSat-3 enters service, delivering inflight internet on Hawaii flights

5 August 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

ViaSat-3 launches on a Falcon Heavy on 30 April 2023 (Image via Viasat)

The first ViaSat-3 satellite is now in service, providing increased capacity for the company’s airline customers, most notably including roughly 2400 monthly trips between Hawaii and the mainland.

This story is about: Craig Miller, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jimmy Dodd, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat rejigs financial reporting

26 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat’s new reporting structure breaks out revenue by segment much more clearly than before, exposing a couple interesting trends.

This story is about: Don Buchman, earnings call, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat confirms connectivity plans for LOT Polish Dreamliners

25 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Two LOT Polish Airlines 787s (image via LOT)

Viasat will provide inflight Wi-Fi service to LOT Polish Airlines’ fleet of Dreamliners from 2026 as part of a planned retrofit for the 787s.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, LOT, LOT Polish Airlines, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat plans dual-modem modman for (eventual) constellation flexibility

6 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat finally has a formal plan for airlines to integrate access across its two satellite networks: A new dual-modem ModMan is coming as part of the standard install kit.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GEO, Guru Gowrappan, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

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

Viasat goes multi-orbit for maritime with NexusWave

21 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Multi-orbit, multi-band connectivity has come to the Viasat ecosystem. Maritime is up first, setting the stage for what the aero version might look like.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NexusWave, OneWeb, Orchestra, phased array, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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