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
Global communications company, OneWeb has announced that it is creating a “fit for business” aircraft cabin featuring high speed, low latency inflight connectivity for business aviation users
Asia is the world’s most rapidly developing market for inflight internet solutions, and this week saw a major development in the region’s connectivity market, with the first ever Chinese customer being secured for inflight connectivity services
Vietnam Airlines has become the first Vietnamese airline to enable passengers to connect to inflight wi-fi
The world’s first live broadcast from a commercial Airbus A380 flight has been acheieved by Singapore Airlines (SIA) in a partnership with Sky Sports – and with a little help from SITAONAIR
Astronics CSC has launched a new cabin network platform named the Edge, which enables connectivity, IFE and other network services without the need for a head-end server. Even better, the architecture is lightweight and can be installed overnight
