Mobile Connectivity

Inmarsat’s full year 2018 financial results included a remarkable Aviation segment surge to over $256 million for the 12 months to the end of December, a nearly 41 percent increase compared to the same stage last year. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) revenues doubled to more than $101.3 million in 2018. It reached $72.4 million for the...

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) joined the pilot project of Maritime Unmanned Navigation (MUNIN). In this project, the company intends to provide communication services on mobile platforms using the maritime Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology. According to the release, the MUNIN pilot project provides the development and testing of technologies for automated navigation...

Sinclair Technologies, a division of Norsat International, and a provider of land mobile radio communication solutions, launched the TRANSeo series of mobile antennas for transportation applications. The TRANSeon series are vehicle/transit antennas, which cover all the frequency bands for Very High Frequency (VHF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF), 2G/2.5G/3G/4G, and Wi-Fi communications between 100 MHz and 6...

Cobham Aerospace Communications and Inmarsat launched the SB-Helo X-Stream helicopter satcom solution for Cobham Aviator SP systems. The new system aims to improve communications through rotor blades by reducing packet loss by up to 40 percent. After extensive testing, Inmarsat and Cobham have developed a protocol in network Quality of Service (QOS) selection, as an...

KVH Industries shipped its 9,000th mini-Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Broadband system. KVH’s TracPhone V-series antenna systems are designed to provide satellite broadband connectivity to commercial and personal vessels globally, by utilizing satellite technology like High Throughout Satellites (HTS). KVH’s TracPhone antenna systems include the TracPhone V3-HTS, a 37 centimeter diameter Ku-band maritime VSAT antenna, and...

Inmarsat launched Crew Xpress, a new service for crew available as part of an ever-increasing number of services on Fleet Xpress. The new service package includes a managed Wi-Fi solution ‘Fleet Hotspot’, a leased antenna, a business use data package, automated billing and a usage revenue recovery scheme to incentivise ship managers to invest in...

Kymeta brought a hybrid, one-source connectivity platform to Peru during a recent pilot program. Kymeta, with the help of its partners Intelsat, Cubic Telecom, and Cradlepoint, worked with Airbus to create the SmartBus project, in partnership with the World Bank and with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru (MTC). The project...

Gogo and long-time partner, Alaska Airlines, launched Gogo 2Ku high-speed connectivity and Gogo Vision wireless In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on an A321neo featuring the airline’s redesigned cabin interior. Alaska will have satellite Wi-Fi powered by 2Ku available to guests on most of its Boeing and Airbus mainline fleet by the end of 2020. Gogo 2Ku is...

Hughes Communications India (HCIL) received a Flight and Maritime Connectivity (FMC) license from the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. The first company to be granted the FMC license in India, HCIL is now authorized to provide In Flight Connectivity (IFC) and broadband services to Indian and foreign airlines and shipping companies operating within Indian territory....

Speedcast International was awarded a new master service agreement and multi-year contract to deliver fully-managed communications onboard assets for Sapura Energy Berhad (Sapura Energy), a global integrated oil and gas services and solutions provider headquartered in Malaysia. The scope of the contract is to provide secure satellite communications systems for the customer’s fleet of engineering and...