ConnectivityFCC Seeks Comment on Streamlining the Satellite Licensing Process The FCC is working to improve the licensing procedures for commercial satellites. On Wednesday, the FCC decided to seek comments on changes to its policies and rules for satellite applications. This commission said…
ConnectivitySpaceX Launches its First Mission for OneWeb SpaceX performed its first mission for OneWeb on Thursday, sending 40 satellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission was notable in two ways—it was SpaceX’s first launch for Starlink…
ConnectivityUK Regulatory Authority Says Viasat/Inmarsat Merger Could Hurt In-flight Connectivity Competition The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority(CMA) could soon refer Viasat’s pending Inmarsat acquisition to a deeper investigation due to how it might lessen competitiveness in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market in the U.K. The CMA released results of its…
ConnectivityQatar Airways Expands IFC Agreement With Inmarsat for Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 Fleet Qatar Airways selected Inmarsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for its Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 fleet. This is an expansion of an agreement the companies signed in 2017 to install GX Aviation on…
ConnectivityIntelsat Enters IFC Market in India Through Agreement With Nelco Intelsat is entering the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market in India through an agreement with Nelco, a satcom service provider in India. Intelsat announced Thursday that the service is currently available on…
Business & GAPrivate Jet Operator Airshare Selects Viasat In-flight Connectivity for New Aircraft Private aviation company Airshare has selected Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) for new aircraft deliveries, Viasat announced Tuesday. Airshare’s business model offers “fractional ownership” of private jets, in which customers buy or lease access to private…
ConnectivityIntelsat and OneWeb Partner on LEO/GEO In-Flight Connectivity OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution agreement to offer a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) service combining Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite capacity. The companies announced the agreement Thursday and expect…
ConnectivityAirbus Launches Business to Commercialize HAPS Connectivity, Led by Samer Halawi Airbus is launching a new connectivity service business around its HAPS technology platform, Zephyr, led by former Intelsat CCO Samer Halawi. The new venture, HAPS Services Business, is a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and…