SkyFive today announced the creation of SkyFive Inflight Connectivity (Beijing) Co. Ltd., an independent sister company dedicated to developing the 5G Air-to-Ground solution for the Chinese market and providing true broadband inflight connectivity services to airlines in China.
China has lately become the world’s largest airline passenger market and set out on an ambitious mission to connect their skies, as an enabler of the profound digitization of the airline industry. To fully cater for the needs of increasingly connected aircraft flying in the dense Chinese airspace, the government decided to leapfrog legacy satellite technologies and rely on 5G-based Air-to-Ground (ATG) communications to provide aerial broadband connectivity services. Airline passengers will experience high speed Internet in the aircraft cabin, and airlines will benefit from significantly improved operational efficiency, all delivered at a minimum cost per bit.