Mobile Connectivity

Viasat‘s In Flight Connectivity (IFC) service will be offered on Italian airline Neos‘ fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. According to the release, Neos selected Viasat for its popular satellite communications systems, which is widely-recognized for delivering in-flight internet performance-at-scale. “Viasat has a reputation for delivering superior, highly-reliable in-flight internet experiences — and we are...

NSR’s Flat Panel Satellite Antennas, 4th Edition (FPA4) report, released today, forecasts cumulative FPA equipment sales to reach approximately $11 billion by 2028. NSR’s FPA4 finds aeronautical equipment will drive revenue growth for manufacturers, while fixed broadband applications on Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellites will be the main volume market. According to the release, FPAs have...

SatixFy U.K. will reveal a Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Array (ESMA) Ku-band 256 element array antenna this week in California. Using the company’s digital beam forming technology, the new antenna array is being demonstrated working in an antenna micro test range to show multi-beam capabilities, antenna patterns, and other performance parameters. According to the release, the...

Satellite communications integrator NIC4 was awarded the Iraq Ministry of Defense (MOD) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Phase One Single Award Five-Year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. This contract was awarded via ACC-APG customer Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) as required under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case IQ-B-ADP. NIC4 aims to provide knowledge-based support...

Speedcast International was awarded a new multi-year, fully-managed communications contract with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, an entity of Bonheur ASA providing jack-up vessels used for offshore wind farm construction. Speedcast serves Fred. Olsen related companies on a global scale in both the cruise and energy segments, and the two companies have been partners for over three...

According to a new report, it is predicted that the 5G and LTE market grow more to more than $5 billion by 2021. The Private LTE & 5G Network Ecosystem Market: 2018 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts report was also added to the ReportsnReports online database. With the standardization of...

Gogo revealed that it had installed 477 net aircraft with satellite technology during 2018. Gogo ended the year with 1,296 net commercial aircraft installed with satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). This marks the second consecutive year in which Gogo has installed satellite IFC technology on more than 450 aircraft. As of Dec. 31, 2018, Gogo had 1,007 aircraft...

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar providing satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that its Spot X two-way satellite communications device is now available across Europe and North Africa. The latest generation of the Spot family of products, Spot X offers two-way Short Message Service (SMS) and email as well as Global Positioning...

Speedcast revealed that Iridium Certus, a new multi-service platform powered by the $3 billion Iridium Next constellation, is now commercially available to Speedcast customers. Iridium Certus is designed to meet the needs for applications including maritime, Internet of Things (IOT), land, mobile, and government. The new Iridium Certus service aims to simplify satellite communications through...

Iridium launched its Iridium Certus broadband service for commercial customers, the first new capability activated from the company’s $3 billion Iridium Next satellite replacement program. Iridium Certus is a platform designed for the development of specialty global broadband service applications, offering on-the-move internet and voice access. Iridium has finished its global testing phase, including beta trials...