• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • NEWS:
  • SatNews
  • SatMagazine
  • MilSatMagazine
  • SmallSat News
  • |     EVENTS:
  • SmallSat Symposium
  • Satellite Innovation
  • MilSat Symposium

SatNews

  • HOME
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Perspectives
  • Industry Calendar
    • IN PERSON
    • VIRTUAL
  • Subscribe

Viasat’s ‘No Speed Limit’ Ka-Band IFC Now Available On Gulfstream G280 Aircraft

December 10, 2020

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced their Ka-band ‘no speed limit’ business aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) service is now available on the super mid-size Gulfstream G280™ airframe.

Viasat removed internet speed limits delivered to G280 aircraft, which will enable passengers and crew an opportunity to maximize their ‘home-like connectivity’ in-flight experiences—with the fastest available business aviation IFC download speeds in the super mid-size business jet segment. The new Ka-band service plans enable concurrent use of business-critical productivity and entertainment apps from video-conferencing, accessing cloud content and email to enjoying high-definition streaming services, live TV and more.

Any Gulfstream G280 business jet equipped with Viasat’s Ka-band Global Aero Terminal 5510 will receive a premium cabin internet experience over the most heavily traveled flight routes. Today, this terminal can communicate with Viasat’s ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2 and KA-SAT satellite platforms, providing internet connectivity from California to the Mediterranean. The terminal will be forward-compatible with Viasat’s next-generation global satellite constellation, ViaSat-3, which will give G280 customers global connectivity, once the satellite system is fully launched and operational.

The Viasat business aviation IFC system has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for installation and use on the G280. With this certification, Gulfstream can offer Viasat’s equipment as a customer option on the G280, enabling passengers, crew and pilots to have access to high-speed, high-quality IFC service.

Claudio D’Amico, Business Area Director, Business Aviation, Viasat, commented, “In working with Gulfstream to equip their G280 aircraft with our certified equipment, we can enable their customers to have a premium IFC experience. In fact, Gulfstream customers flying with our new ‘no speed limit’ service plans typically experience speeds greater than 40 Mbps, which gives them the freedom to enjoy the internet the way they want to from take-off to landing.”

Filed Under: Airborne, Antennas / Terminals

Primary Sidebar

Most Read Stories

  • Intelsat's Bankruptcy Court Postpones Hearing Regarding SES Unfair Practices Claim... Plus, Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 Closing On Target Satellite
  • From Baikonur, 38 SmallSats Preparing For Push To Orbit By GK Launch Services
  • UPDATE: They Go Up So Fast... Rocket Lab Enjoys A Six Smallsat Launch Success...
  • Gilat To Provide The Satellite Network + Thousands of VSATs To Brazil’s Largest Private Sector Energy Company
  • SpaceX Requesting FCC License To Approve Mobile Comms Via The Starlink Constellation

About Satnews

  • Contacts
  • History

Archives

  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020

Secondary Sidebar

x
Sign up Now (For Free)
Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military satellite industry.
Invalid email address
Notify Me Regarding ( At least one ):
We value your privacy and will not sell or share your email or other information with any other company. You may also unsubscribe at anytime.

Click Here to see our full privacy policy.
Thanks for subscribing!