Reports have emerged that London-based satellite operator Inmarsat had “secretly” linked with Hughes Network System to collaborate on winning a major slice of the world’s in-flight broadband services and bringing […]
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R4 Integration Receives Inmarsat Global Xpress Type Approval For Ka-Band Integrated System
R4 Integration, Inc. (R4) has received Inmarsat type approval for the R4 C-130 Multi-Purpose Hatch System (MPHS) for use over the Inmarsat Global Xpress network. In U.S. government operation since […]
Gogo Going To Intelsat?
There are unconfirmed reports that indicate satellite giant Intelsat – despite being in Chapter 11 bankruptcy – is looking to buy the commercial aviation portion of in-flight connectivity specialist Gogo. […]
AMERGINT Technologies and Envistacom’s Next Step to “Cloud-to-Edge”
Envistacom, LLC, announces that they have teamed up with AMERGINT Technologies, Inc. to pair the company’s intellectual property with AMERGINT’s satellite communications solutions. Both companies view their partnership as a […]
Astronics SATCOM Antenna Tech Successful Test Flight With Collins Aerospace LuxStream + SES
Astronics Corporation has announced a recent successful test flight employing the firm’s Ku-band, tail-mounted antenna technology for the Collins Aerospace KuSAT-2000 SATCOM terminal for their LuxStream business jet connectivity solution. […]
Northrop Grumman Completes Delta Critical Design Review of EPS-R CAPS Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announces the successful completion of a delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) with the U.S. Space Force for the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and […]
New Falcon 300 Ka-Band Aircraft IFC Comms System Debuts from GDC Technics
GDC Technics has delivered their first Falcon 300 equipped aircraft to Hillwood Airways, a Texas-based premium airline. Through the development partnership with Hillwood, GDC is striving to redefine the standard […]
4th Space Operations Squadron’s New Satellite Terminal
The 4th Space Operations Squadron installed a new Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminal on one of their operations floors June 22 – 27 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The […]
Ka-Band Speed Limits for IFC Services Expunged by Viasat
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has removed internet speed limits delivered to the aircraft across all of its business aviation Ka-band service plans. Additionally, the company has doubled its minimum committed […]
Gilat Empowers IFEC for Qingdao Airlines
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) and their aero modem, Taurus, is powering In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) service to China’s Qingdao Airlines. The service is provided by China […]