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Broadband in the sky looms for Kiwi travellers as trial kicks off
Spectrum already secured for trial based on 4G and 5G technologies Credit: Supplied
Auckland-based technology engineering firm The Broadtech Group has teamed with German inflight connectivity specialist SkyFive to evaluate and test broadband in the sky.
The duo has signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate and deliver a proof of concept of SkyFive s air-to-ground (DA2G) solution, with intentions to progress to a nationwide rollout.
Press Release – Broadtech
Auckland, New Zealand /
Munich, Germany – The Broadtech Group (Broadtech), a technology engineering firm in Auckland, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SkyFive, an inflight connectivity specialist company located in Munich and Stuttgart, Germany, to perform a detailed technical evaluation and a proof-of-concept trial of SkyFive’s Direct-Air-To-Ground (DA2G) solution, with intentions to progress towards a nationwide network rollout in New Zealand.
Also participating in the planned trial are Flightcell International from New Zealand and Nokia, to provide the DA2G on-board terminal and DA2G cellular base stations respectively.
In Europe, the European Aviation Network (EAN) currently covers 35 countries and utilises SkyFive technology to provide data speeds of up to 100 Mbps per aircraft with less than 50 milliseconds of true end-to-end latency to passengers and crew travelling in high-altitude jet aircraft.
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 3:28 pm
Auckland, New Zealand /
Munich, Germany –
The Broadtech Group (Broadtech), a technology engineering
firm in Auckland, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with SkyFive, an inflight connectivity specialist
company located in Munich and Stuttgart, Germany, to perform
a detailed technical evaluation and a proof-of-concept trial
of SkyFive’s Direct-Air-To-Ground (DA2G) solution, with
intentions to progress towards a nationwide network rollout
in New Zealand.
Also participating in the planned
trial are Flightcell International from New Zealand and
Nokia, to provide the DA2G on-board terminal and DA2G
cellular base stations respectively.
In Europe, the
European Aviation Network (EAN) currently covers 35