ThinKom Solutions has released a statement claiming that an aerodynamic analytic study has found the drag values for its Ka-band satellite antenna to be “extremely low” when installed on regional jets
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Gogo has announced a capacity agreement on the Amazonas Nexus satellite operated by Hispasat. The deal sees Gogo lease multi-gigahertz of Ku-band capacity onboard the satellite, set to launch in the second half of 2022, to provide service to its customers in the Americas and the Atlantic region
OneWeb and SatixFy UK have announced plans to add a digital technology pathway payload that will include a full digital payload into OneWeb’s launch schedule during 2021
SmartSky Networks, an inflight connectivity provider for aviation, has passed an unspecified “important network deployment milestone” on its way towards beginning commercial operations during Q2 2020, which has unlocked additional project funding
Panasonic has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022
Inmarsat, has confirmed the successful launch of GX5, the fifth satellite in its Global Xpress (GX) network that delivers GX Aviation and Jet ConneX (JX) inflight broadband services. GX5 is expected to enable a huge increase in capacity for Europe and the Middle East
Astronics Corporation has entered into a collaboration with CMC, intended to create a channel for Astronics to provide Chinese airlines, OEMs and service providers with IFEC hardware and certification services for compliance in China and the USA
Gogo, has enterered into a satellite capacity agreement with Eutelsat Communications, for HTS bandwidth on the Eutelsat 10B satellite
ThinKom reports that during a trial, the Ka2517 phased-array aero antenna demonstrated seamless beam-to-beam and inter-constellation handover with SES’s MEO and GEO Satellites
Inflight broadband connectivity company, Gogo, has announced that Cisco, Airspan Networks and First RF will play key roles in the development of its 5G system and network. The partners will collaborate to ensure that every element of the network and onboard system hardware, software and antennas will be 5G capable