Inmarsat is positioning GDC Technics’ new inflight connectivity terminal – with ThinKom’s Ka VICTS phased-array antenna – as not just an integral part of its GX+ North America regional IFC collaboration with Hughes Network Systems, but a global solution for GX Aviation transmissions.
As such, VICTS – as part of the GDC terminal – is poised to directly compete with Honeywell JetWave. (Note that Honeywell’s original exclusive rights to distribute the onboard hardware for users to connect to GX appear to have been renegotiated when Honeywell was named a GX value added reseller
“In addition to [Honeywell] JetWave, we have also been working with ThinKom and GDC to develop a next-generation terminal that is lightweight, low drag and boasts one of the highest reliability rates in the market. When combined with the latest next generation modems, it consistently delivers far higher speeds than other solutions on the market, even over the world’s busiest airspaces,” sai
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced a major evolution in its in-flight connectivity offering as its first extreme high throughput satellite (XTS) enters service over the Asia-Pacific region.
The APSTAR-6D satellite is Panasonic Avionics’ latest investment in in-flight connectivity for passengers on commercial aircraft. It is an integral part of its third-generation communications (Gen-3) network of high speed, high bandwidth Ku-band satellites, placing capacity where it is most needed to meet the growing needs of airlines and their passengers.
Panasonic Avionics is set to complete the upgrade of the 2,544 aircraft installed with its connectivity service to its Gen-3 network within the next month. Over 1,000 commercial aircraft are committed to being installed with its connectivity services and linked to the Gen-3 network from the outset.
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