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Satcom Direct's Plane Simple terminal for the Inmarsat Jet ConneX broadband service has moved a step closer to commercial service.

McLean, Va. – Intelsat , operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced Satcom Direct’s (SD) Plane Simple advanced tail mount terminal for Intelsat’s inflight internet solution FlexExec, has confirmed its D160 approval.

In the fall of 2018, Intelsat launched an end-to-end Ku-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service dedicated to business aviation, called ...

Satcom Direct (SD) has confirmed successful functioning of the Plane Simple™ Antenna System during a series of transatlantic and European validation f...

The Plane Simple antenna was tested over 16 hours of flight on a G350 that transitioned between three satellites in the Intelsat Network.

 - March 9, 2021, 11:43 AM Satcom Directs new Plane Simple tail-mounted Ku-band antenna has entered inflight testing on the companys Gulfstream G350 test aircraft. It is expected to enter the market by the end of the second quarter of the year. (Photo: Satcom Direct) Airborne connectivity provider Satcom Direct has begun in-flight testing of its Plane Simple tail-mounted Ku-band antenna system. One year after the launch of the purpose-built unit, which is now mounted on the company’s Gulfst...

 - February 15, 2021, 8:05 AM Satcom Direct is readying release this year of its first two Plane Simple satellite communication antennas, bringing lower-cost high-speed connectivity options to a wider array of airframes. The SD Plane Simple Ku antenna, slated for June introduction, will provide connectivity via Intelsat’s broadband Ku-band satellite service. Meanwhile, the SD Plane Simple Certus LEO antenna, coming in the fourth quarter, will access Iridium’s new Next low earth orbit (LE...