These days, it’s common for airlines to run data over two different satcom pipes on longhaul flights, transmitting safety and operational data via safety-approved L-band satellite services while separately providing passengers and crew with onboard Internet and other applications over Ku- or Ka-band geostationary satellites. But in the coming years, multiple networks and new non-geostationary satellite constellations will increasingly be in play, and with it the expectation that airlines can seamlessly roam between them and experience region- and cost-optimized network service.
It is against this backdrop that German multinational corporation Kontron has introduced its new ACE Flight 2780 Auxiliary Modem Unit, which allows a second or third satcom modem to be installed with the main modem manager (Modman) on aircraft.
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Gogo Commercial Aviation president John Wade predicts that “freemium” and third-party payer models will dominate inflight connectivity in the years to come.
“One of the things I think people need to remember is despite some of the dialogue that’s going on, terrestrial Wi-Fi isn’t free. Wi-Fi in your home isn’t free … So, there is a cost to providing Wi-Fi. Somebody is paying for it. So, if you think about that from the passenger perspective, and aviation in general, the person that’s paying is either the airline, a sponsor, a third party or the passenger. All those models will still remain relevant,” Wade tells Runway Girl Network.
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