Viasat signs deal for steerable beams on HYLAS 4
Avanti Communications has signed a $10 million contract with Viasat to provide leased capacity on a steerable beam on the newly-launched Avanti HYLAS 4 satellite. The contract has an initial…
GateHouse Telecom releases ground testing solution for GX
GateHouse Telecom has released a new ground-based testing solution for airborne Inmarsat GX applications. Testing new GX applications usually requires an aircraft. But the new product makes it possible to…
Researchers reach 8Gbps on V-band air-to-ground link
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have succeeded in transferring data signals at a rate of eight gigabits per second (8 GBps) between an aircraft and…
Honeywell report reveals potential of inflight connectivity
Honeywell’s new “Connected Aircraft” Report says the commercial aviation industry is at the beginning of a technology investment wave fueled by advancements in high-speed, inflight connectivity. The report says aviation…
Connected aircraft to save aviation industry $15bn per year
A new London School of Economics study, sponsored by Inmarsat, predicts a move towards connected aircraft will transform aviation airline operations and safety, saving billions in the process. The report…
Teledyne Controls to deliver real-time monitoring for ARJ21
Teledyne Controls has announced a partnership with Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC to build a real time monitoring system (RTMS) for the ARJ21 aircraft. At the heart of the solution is…
SD emphasises importance of cyber security threat monitoring
Sponsored feature: SD is emphasising just how important it is to safeguard inflight connectivity connections from internet hackers. The company says that its threat monitoring service for business aviation is…
Q&A: Flying Colours talks inflight connectivity installs
What do companies need to consider when choosing an inflight connectivity system for their business aircraft? At Ebace, “Get Connected’s” Steve Nichols spoke with Kevin Kliethermes of Flying Colours Corporation,…
Gogo hits milestone with AVANCE L5 for business aviation
Gogo Business Aviation has reached its second major milestone for its Gogo AVANCE L5 air-to-ground inflight connectivity system with the 200th aircraft taking flight with the new system on board….
Research says inflight connectivity to generate $37bn in 10 yrs.
A new report from Northern Sky Research says inflight connectivity (IFC) will generate $37 billion in cumulative revenues by 2027. It says this revenue is driven primarily by new high-throughput…
Air Canada begins offering Gogo 2Ku inflight connectivity
Air Canada has begun offering Gogo 2Ku inflight connectivity on its wide-body international fleet, starting with flights operated by its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. It claims the new service will be…
AirFi hits 100m pax milestone with W-IFE/mPOS solutions
AirFi says it has hit the iconic milestone of reaching 100 million passengers annually with its wireless IFE and cabin mPOS solutions. The company says it has continued its rampant…
Inmarsat certifies Lufthansa Systems pilot applications for SB-S
Inmarsat has announced Lufthansa Systems is the latest partner for its Aviation Certified Application Provider (CAP) Programme for SB-S. The Aviation CAP Programme provides a catalogue of connected safety and…
Phasor and Astronics announce strategic agreement on ESA
Phasor, the developer of electronically-steered antenna (ESA) systems for mobile broadband, has announced a commercial partnership with Astronics AeroSat to produce scalable, dual-beam ESA-based aeronautical terminals. Phasor says its solid-state,…
