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Months before Boeing’s partnership with Spanish firm Immfly led to the late-November launch of a new wireless IFE and digital services platform called Boeing Digital Direct, Immfly’s content and advertising units were separately carving out their own identity. Located in Andorra la Vella, the capital of Andorra in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, QuiverTree Media on 19 October 2020 announced its formal launch as a specialist aviation media business and content service provider (CSP), following a pre-launch phase as a spinoff of Immfly. QuiverTree is clear about its value ...

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 agains...

NSR: Satcom Industry Contracts by 2.7%, but Bright Spots Exist in Post-COVID Era CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 15, 2020 — NSR’s Satellite Industry Financial Analysis, 10th Edition report, released today, finds an industry enduring stunted growth with bankruptcies and revenue declines across the satellite operator and service provider segments. However, some gains can be seen with Hughes, ViaSat, and SES all registering large wins on the back of Broadband, Mobility and Gov/Mil deals. While Integrated Operators and some data segments continue to post gains, video continues to struggle, shrinking ...

NSR: Satcom Industry Contracts by 2.7%, but Bright Spots Exist in Post-COVID Era Near Term Headwinds and Competitive Dynamic Shakeup Signal Industry on Cusp of Major Transformation CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NSR’s Satellite Industry Financial Analysis, 10th Edition report, released today, finds an industry enduring stunted growth with bankruptcies and revenue declines across the satellite operator and service provider segments. However, some gains can be seen with Hughes, ViaSat, and SES all registering large wins on the back of Broadband, Mobility and Gov/Mil dea...

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...