Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Panasonic Avionics has entered the next stage of its in-flight connectivity solution evolution, with activation of the first extreme high throughput satellite (XTS). The APSTAR-6D satellite launched last summer and is now ready to serve airline custome…
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Panasonic Avionics activates first XTS payload, boost connectivity capacity in Asia
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Panasonic Avionics has entered the next stage of its in-flight connectivity solution evolution, with activation of the first extreme high throughput satellite (XTS). The APSTAR-6D satellite launched last summer and is now ready to serve airline custome…
Viasat buys out Eutelsat KA-SAT stake, European wholesale operations from
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
We’re a couple years out from the ViaSat-3 satellite delivering a massive boost in Ka-band satellite capacity over Europe, but Viasat is ready to scale up its offerings on the continent. The company will buy out Eutelsat’s stake in their joint venture …
NXTCOMM set for ESA testing and more with Eutelsat contract
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Of course you need satellite capacity to test a new antenna solution, so signing a contract for that isn’t particularly surprising. But the vision NXTCONN has for how it might make use of the capacity going forward is far more interesting, a break from…
NXTCOMM set for ESA testing and more with Eutelsat contract
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Of course you need satellite capacity to test a new antenna solution, so signing a contract for that isn’t particularly surprising. But the vision NXTCONN has for how it might make use of the capacity going forward is far more interesting, a break from…
Eutelsat expands direct retail broadband sales with Bigblu acquisition
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Eutelsat has big new plans for selling retail broadband services across Europe. The company will acquire Bigblu Broadband (excluding its Nordics operations) for 38 million GBP. The deal brings approximately 50,000 customers into the network.
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Eutelsat, Intelsat team up to sell QUANTUM capacity in MENA
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
When Eutelsat’s QUANTUM enters service in 2021 it will have two companies working to sell its capacity. A new deal with Intelsat announced today allows both companies to sell the satellite’s Ku-band capacity to customers.
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Eutelsat KONNECT successfully launched
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
More Ka-band capacity should be online soon. Eutelsat’s KONNECT satellite successfuly launched last week and is now raising to its geostationary orbit location to serve Europe and North Africa. ANd that could be good news for Viasat as well.
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An electrified experience: PaxEx Update – 13 Dec 2019
Electric aircraft are really real and the Embraer E2 family is complete. Plus a ton of good news for Airbus and an incremental eventual win for inflight connectivity.
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An electrified experience: PaxEx Update – 13 Dec 2019
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Electric aircraft are really real and the Embraer E2 family is complete. Plus a ton of good news for Airbus and an incremental eventual win for inflight connectivity.
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Panasonic Avionics confirms Eutelsat 10B as second XTS satellite partner
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Panasonic Avionics (PAC) plans a significant boost to its Ku-band satellite capacity from 2022. The company confirmed a contract for multiple gigahertz of capacity on both multi-beam payloads of the Eutelsat 10B satellite slated for launch in three yea…
Gogo talking Ka as growth opportunities abound
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
For a company that is now mostly known for its Ku-band inflight connectivity offering the idea of bringing Ka-band services online in parallel may appear somewhat incongruous. But for Gogo, the news out this morning that it is pitching Ka-band solution…
Eutelsat plans more Ku-band capacity; Gogo signs on for increased service
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
More Ku-band capacity is coming on line over Europe, the North Atlantic and Middle East in 2022. Eutelsat will launch 10B, a replacement for its existing 10A satellite, delivering a significant boost to capacity. Gogo is a committed customer for the ne…
Premiums poised to skyrocket as Eutelsat investigates anomaly in new 5B satellite
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Eutelsat‘s recently launched 5B satellite suffered an incident related to one of its two solar panels. The company issued a brief statement on Thursday indicating it “is working to assess the potential impact on the performance of the satel…
Hawaiian pushes off inflight WiFi decision
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Hawaiian Airlines will add inflight wifi to its fleet. Eventually. But not particularly soon. CEO Peter Ingram does not believe the technology is sufficiently mature to serve his airline’s customers, but has he missed out on viable solutions already on…
French court rules, refers on EAN licenses
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Eutelsat and Inmarsat are both claiming victories this afternoon in France as the Conseil d’Etat, the country’s high court, issued a ruling regarding the issuance of licenses for the European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight wifi connectivity solution. …
Inmarsat announces major growth for GX network
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Massively greater bandwidth. Fully dynamic allocation of coverage and capacity. Significantly quicker to manufacture and launch. These are just a few of the characteristics expected from the next generation of satellites joining the Inmarsat GX constel…
PaxEx Premium: Viasat, Inmarsat continue the EAN legal battle
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but they press forward as Viasat continues its efforts to see Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN) shuttered. The company won a ruling in Belgium that will see some of the open questions passed to the Euro…
Neos chooses Viasat for Dreamliner connectivity
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Little deals matter, too. Italian leisure carrier Neos is the latest carrier to choose an inflight wifi connectivity solution. The carrier picked Viasat’s Ka-band system to operate on its trio of 787 Dreamliners.
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Inmarsat moving EAN to Luxembourg amidst Brexit concerns
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
A critical component of Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN) is the grant of S-band spectrum from European regulators. Rather than risking the operation with Brexit the group will rehome the EAN subsidiary to Luxembourg.
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