Focus: Land Mobility

Aeromexico will deploy Viasat‘s in-flight internet system across 18 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with an option to extend up to 60 aircraft. First line-fit installations of Viasat’s equipment have already begun. Aeromexico...

A consortium of three Luxembourg-based companies lead by OQ Technology will develop, build, and perform a demonstration in-orbit of an innovative approach for satellite-based Internet-of-Things (IOT). Based on the in-orbit...

Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg gave some interesting observations about how satellite operators such as Viasat can monetize the ‘Connected Car’ market. Dankberg was the main keynote at VSAT Global in...

Connected transportation may be a key target market for many major satellite companies, but this is also a market likely to be targeted by hackers. A compromised connected car, train,...

Kros-Wise Aviation Group launched a unique, new service to help airlines make better and faster decisions on connectivity systems and service. With Connectivity Assist, Kros-Wise Aviation provides a team to assist airline...

The Aviation Festival kicked off day two in London with three Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of major airlines talking about the future of the industry. While In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) was...

The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officially awarded global communications company Viasat an eight-year, firm-fixed price contract to provide U.S. government senior leader and VIP aircraft with in-flight broadband...

Panasonic Avionics, in partnership with its subsidiary ITC Global, was awarded a four-year contract by TUI Cruises for connectivity services to two new-build cruise ships, Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2....

Iridium, Cobham Satcom, and Thales showcased the upcoming Certus satellite data services and terminal hardware at an open event in Santiago, Chile. Iridium Certus, the new packet-switched data mode service...

L2 Aviation received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the Rockwell Collins Iridium satcom system on A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft. While L2 has...