Aalyria, a newly formed communications network company, is launching plans to orchestrate and manage ‘hyper-fast, ultra-secure, and highly complex’ communications networks. Aalyria could be a new player in the inflight connectivity marketplace, and claims its technology can offer connectivity 100-1,000 times faster than any network available today
Inmarsat has been selected as the IFC provider for Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 fleet, which is good news for football fans heading to Doha. Inmarsat’s GX Aviation service has previously been rolled out on other aircraft in the airline’s fleet and, under the new agreement, it has already been activated on the first seven B787-9s
Intelsat has entered into a contract with Nelco, India’s leading satellite communication service, which allows Intelsat to provide its inflight connectivity (IFC) services over Indian airspace. The agreement gives Intelsat access to India’s untapped commercial airline market
In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) services across global airlines delivered unexpected revenue growth in 2021 as service providers emerged from a tumultuous financial period precipitated by the global pandemic, finds a Euroconsult study
Inmarsat and Stellar Blu have completed the development of a next-generation terminal for GX Aviation inflight broadband. The lightweight, low-drag hardware will debut on Saudia aircraft from early 2023
SmartSky Networks, a provider of inflight ATG connectivity for business aviation, has announced the completion of an STC for the installation of SmartSky hardware on the Cessna Citation X series jet
OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement intended to enable them to offer airlines seamless IFC that combines performance, coverage and reliability, minimising gaps in coverage or capacity
SmartSky Networks’ next-generation mobile broadband network for the USA has gone live. Hundreds of sites have been deployed to optimise performance for business aviation across the continental USA
Eutelsat and OneWeb shareholders have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine the companies, aiming to create a global leader in the connectivity market with complementary GEO/LEO offering and create revenue, capex and cost synergies
SmartSky Networks has reported success in demonstration flights of its beamforming technology at an experience day in Kansas. Participants used the air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity during the flights, with the company saying that multi-gigabyte per hour data transfer was provided across more than 10 devices on each flight
