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Inmarsat connects to first LEO payload

December 16, 2021 IFC, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, PaxEx, Satellite, Travel

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

Over the summer Inmarsat announced plans to add multiple new layers to its satellite communication network. Today the company confirms that its first low earth orbit (LEO) test payload is operational.
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Inmarsat connects to first LEO payload

December 16, 2021 IFC, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite, Travel

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

Over the summer Inmarsat announced plans to add multiple new layers to its satellite communication network. Today the company confirms that its first low earth orbit (LEO) test payload is operational.
The post Inmarsat connects to first LEO payload app…

Making the Business (Aviation) case for LEO at Gogo

November 23, 2021 air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Hybrid, IFC, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Orchestra, PaxEx, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat, Travel

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

“We are in active conversations in the LEO and ESA world.”
That comment from Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne earlier this summer kicked off significant speculation on what the next next generation (after Gogo 5G) will look like.
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Making the Business (Aviation) case for LEO at Gogo

November 23, 2021 air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Hybrid, IFC, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Orchestra, PremCat, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat, Travel

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

“We are in active conversations in the LEO and ESA world.”
That comment from Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne earlier this summer kicked off significant speculation on what the next next generation (after Gogo 5G) will look like.
The post Making the Business …

SmartSky goes live!

October 12, 2021 air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, NBAA, NBAA21, Orchestra, PaxEx, Satellite, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, Travel, wifi

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

The SmartSky air-to-ground networks is – finally – live. The company officially launched commercial operations at the NBAA conference in Las Vegas this afternoon, allowing its OEM and MRO to begin installations and complete additional STCs and Value Ad…

SmartSky goes live!

October 11, 2021 air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, NBAA, NBAA21, Orchestra, PremCat, Satellite, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, Travel, wifi

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

The SmartSky air-to-ground networks is – finally – live. The company officially launched commercial operations at the NBAA conference in Las Vegas this afternoon, allowing its OEM and MRO to begin installations and complete additional STCs and Value Ad…

Inmarsat to grow connectivity with multi-channel Orchestra platform

August 2, 2021 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, PaxEx, Satellite, Travel, wifi

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

What if satellites alone are not the best solution to mobile connectivity demand? Under its newly announced Orchestra initiative, Inmarsat wants to take a different tack. The company plans to layer multiple communications technologies, adding terrestri…

Inmarsat to grow connectivity with multi-channel Orchestra platform

July 30, 2021 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite, Travel, wifi

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

What if satellites alone are not the best solution to mobile connectivity demand? Under its newly announced Orchestra initiative, Inmarsat wants to take a different tack. The company plans to layer multiple communications technologies, adding terrestri…

PaxEx Premium: Peeling back the layers

July 29, 2021 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFEC, In Flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, L-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, PremCat, Satellite, Travel, wifi

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

How does a major satellite connectivity company solve the problem of congestion at crowded (air)ports without disrupting billions of dollars in existing infrastructure? It is an answer that, much like the network (and ogres), comes with lots of layers….