Mobile Connectivity

As a satellite mobility analyst, Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) Brad Grady has kept a close eye on how connectivity in the aeronautical industry continues to evolve. Grady will be speaking during the “IOT and Aviation: The Next Steps” track at this week’s Global Connected Aircraft Summit on Thursday, June 8. Ahead of his presentation, Via...

The appeal of connectivity — for every industry — is having data at your fingertips. Over the past few years, the aerospace industry has new developed methods for bringing on-demand information availability to both passengers and operations for commercial and business flights. From maintenance to pricing to In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) and beyond, the satellite and...

Inmarsat announced that Qatar Airways has become the first Middle East megacarrier to select its new GX Aviation in-flight broadband solution. Per the agreement, the service will initially be available to Qatar Airways passengers on board more than 130 aircraft consisting of Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s. Qatar Airways has already equipped its latest Airbus...

In this article from our archives we talked to Air France/KLM, Emirates, Lufthansa and JetBlue about their in-flight connectivity strategies. In anticipation to our Global Connected Aircraft Summit happening in Arlington, VA June 7-9, 2017, we bring you this story published in our September 2013 issue of Via Satellite.

Emerging global connectivity capabilities will be one of the biggest drivers for new in-flight applications — especially on the operations side — according to speakers at a Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) panel on May 25. “What has delayed real-time operational applications is broadband has not been ubiquitous,” said Richard VanderMeulen, vice president of space...

Gilat Satellite Networks announced that its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution demonstrated end-user throughput of more than 100Mbps during Gogo’s live airborne media and investor event. Gilat’s aero modem powers Gogo’s 2Ku service and will be installed in more than 1,600 aircraft across more than 13 airlines, commencing this year, according to the company. On May...

El Al Airlines is the national airline of Israel. It is also in the middle of an ambitious connectivity program based on the new Boeing Dreamliners entering its fleet. Via Satellite spoke to Yahudit Grisaro, vice president of customer service, about the airline’s connectivity plans. Grisaro will be speaking for the first time this year...

Tara Bamburg, associate manager of WiFi and in-flight entertainment at Southwest Airlines, spends a lot of time coming up with new, creative ways to implement connectivity in skies. At the upcoming Global Connected Aircraft (GCA) Summit, Bamburg will share some of the insight she’s picked up as Southwest Airlines has looked to satellite to broaden its...

SITAOnAir, Aireon and FlightAware have formed a flight tracking partnership with Malaysia Airlines. Under the agreement, all Malaysia Airlines aircraft will have access to minute-by-minute global flight tracking data, delivered by SITAOnAir’s Aircom FlightTracker. This solution will enhance the existing SITAOnAir Aircom FlightTracker by adding Aireon’s space- based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data to the...

Gilat Satellite Networks announced the availability of its mobility solution for its multi-application SkyEdge II-c platform. The comprehensive mobility feature-set supports spectral efficiency and availability while delivering throughput of up to 400Mbps. Gilat’s multi-application platform powered by its distributed X-Architecture is now optimized and enhanced to meet the most challenging satellite mobility communication requirements. Gilat’s...