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Panasonic Avionics activates first XTS payload, boost connectivity capacity in Asia

3 February 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Panasonic Avionics has entered the next stage of its in-flight connectivity solution evolution, with activation of the first extreme high throughput satellite (XTS). The APSTAR-6D satellite launched last summer and is now ready to serve airline customers with additional Ku-band capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.

This story is about: APSATCOM, APSTAR-6D, China, Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, eXConnect, eXtreme Throughput Satellites, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satellite, wifi, XTS Filed Under: IFEC

Panasonic Avionics bucks consolidation trend, dumps ITC Global

13 January 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The NEXT hardware suite from Panasonic Avionics delivers solid updates, both to the screens and all the stuff passengers never see

What’s NEXT for Panasonic Avionics? The company sold off its ITC Global maritime connectivity group this week, redoubling its focus on in-flight connectivity. That approach is counter to what many of its competitors are pursuing, however, raising a number of questions.

This story is about: 2Ku, APSTAR-6D, Global Eagle, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Newtec, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, wifi, XTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

An electrified experience: PaxEx Update – 13 Dec 2019

13 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Electric aircraft are really real and the Embraer E2 family is complete. Plus a ton of good news for Airbus and an incremental eventual win for inflight connectivity.

This story is about: A321XLR, A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, A350-1000ULR, A350-900, A350-900ULR, Air France, Airbus, Beaver, Boeing, Congo Airways, Delta Air Lines, E175-E2, E2, Electric aircraft, Embraer, engines, Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, eXtreme Throughput Satellites, Harbour Air, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, MagniX, NMA, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Qantas, SKY, United Airlines, wifi, XTS Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Panasonic Avionics confirms Eutelsat 10B as second XTS satellite partner

13 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Panasonic Avionics (PAC) plans a significant boost to its Ku-band satellite capacity from 2022. The company confirmed a contract for multiple gigahertz of capacity on both multi-beam payloads of the Eutelsat 10B satellite slated for launch in three years.

This story is about: 2Ku, APSATCOM, APSTAR-6D, Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, eXConnect, eXtreme Throughput Satellites, Global Eagle, gogo, High Throughput Satellites, HTS, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, wifi, XTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

PaxEx Premium: Mitigating the loss of Intelsat 29e for inflight connectivity

16 April 2019 By Seth Miller

Last week's anomaly on the Intelsat 29e satellite took the Ku-band system temporarily offline. Further details now suggest that a recovery is increasingly unlikely. While that has a short-term impact on the inflight connectivity market a deeper review suggests that the overall exposure could be mitigated relatively quickly.

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This story is about: eXtreme Throughput Satellites, High Throughput Satellites, HTS, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Intelsat 29e, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, wifi, XTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

A few firsts on Juneyao’s premier Dreamliner

24 October 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Juneyao Airlines 1st 787-9 Delivery - October 19, 2018

Adding a new type to an airline’s fleet is interesting in its own right. China’s Juneyao Airlines added the 787-9 Dreamliner last week and it is more significant than most similar expansions, both for passengers and China’s aviation industry growth.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, APSATCOM, APSTAR-6D, Bluetooth, Boeing, China, Dreamliner, HTS, IATA, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Juneyao Airlines, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, PaxEx, routes, wifi, XTS Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC

Pitching inflight wifi to NEOS: A look at the options

22 October 2018 By Seth Miller

NEOS 787 by Gianluca Borchia via Flickr/CC BY-ND https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellipticset/25311566148/

How does an airline go about comparing the inflight wifi connectivity options available on the 787 Dreamliner? Lots of contract details about pricing and delivery timeframes are certainly critical, but occasionally the data is summed up into two slides in a briefing deck. For Italian charter operator NEOS the contest settled between Viasat and Panasonic Avionics back in 2017. It appears the carrier chose neither vendor, but the summary of the positioning from the two finalists is intriguing.

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This story is about: 787, 787-9, coverage maps, Dreamliner, HTS, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, NEOS, Newtec, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi, XTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Panasonic, APSATCOM announce "XTS" satellite plans

8 March 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airline passengers in China and across Asia will soon have access to significantly more inflight wifi connectivity bandwith. Panasonic Avionics and APSATCOM announced the first “XTS” ultra-high speed Ku-band satellte, set to launch in early 2019.

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 172b, eXConnect, eXtreme Throughput Satellits, HTS, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, XTS Filed Under: IFEC

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