Delivering the multi-band, multi-beam, multi-constellation connectivity dream of the future requires implementation of new hardware and software solutions to manage and meld the network traffic appropriately. ThinKom and Quvia are teaming to make this optimal Quality of Experience (QoE) a reality for the commercial aviation world.
In a deal announced this week at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, the two companies will combine their strengths to ensure airlines can support multiple concurrent data links with full visibility and control of the IFC experience.
The solution will link ThinKom’s ThinAir® Plus terminal with Quvia Grid, an AI-powered network management solution. Airlines will be able to deploy hardware today supporting multiple links across multiple orbits, delivering robust, reliable, and affordable connectivity for their customers.
“The aviation industry is quickly entering the era of multi-provider IFC,” said Benny Retnamony, founder and CEO at Quvia. “We’ve already proven our Grid solution in multiple markets, and now we’re bringing that same flexibility, control, and focus on quality of experience to aviation. Through our partnership with ThinKom, we’re integrating reliable, high-performance hardware with AI-based network orchestration to deliver a solution that is truly differentiated in the market.”
ThinAir Plus combines ThinKom’s Ka2517 antenna with a LEO-only ESA under a single radome. The multi-aperture solution supports concurrent connectivity across multiple constellations. And, if the ESA is Ku-band, multiple frequency bands as well.
Quvia’s Grid handles the traffic management across the two links. It uses machine learning to classify traffic, routing data across the best-fit network based on latency sensitivity, link capacity, bandwidth costs, application requirements and other factors. Ultimately, the goal is to deliver an ideal QoE for passengers.
“One of the biggest risks for airlines is becoming locked into a single technology or commercial agreement, leading to limitations in service and higher costs,” explains Bill Milroy, CTO and co-founder at ThinKom. “By combining our network-agnostic, simultaneous, multi-constellation ThinAir Plus hardware with Quvia’s industry-leading Grid traffic management tools, we empower airlines to take control of the in-flight connectivity experience, optimizing performance, reliability, and cost.”
ThinKom and Quvia are not the only companies pursuing this approach, though they are the first to be positioning it as a package deal, independent of a network provider. Hughes Networks‘ Fusion platform will deliver a similar functionality, including the Ka2517, for Delta Air Lines, with the first 717 expected to be active later this year and additional aircraft types to follow.
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