IN THE NEWS
New inflight satellite network
Inmarsat has announced that it will deploy an integrated telecommunications network to deliver aviation passenger connectivity services across Europe. The company has ordered a new S-band satellite, to be called Europasat, to operate with a fully integrated air-to-ground network across the EU. The new network will deliver high speed
broadband services to commercial and business aviation passengers. Alongside its Global Xpress aviation services, Inmarsat’s service coverage will extend across the globe. Inmarsat expects to become a leader in the inflight connectivity market, which is rapidly growing in North America and offers exceptional potential globally. Rupert Pearce, Inmarsat ceo, said: “North
America has seen rapid take-up of inflight passenger connectivity services, with installation and usage growing quickly. The success of the Gogo air-to-ground network has already triggered the building of a second competing network by AT&T." Independent research predicts that inflight connectivity services will be a multi-billion dollar revenue sector by 2020.
EVA Air gets connected
EVA Air has taken delivery of two new Boeing 777-300ERs fully line-fitted with AeroMobile's inflight connectivity service. They are the first of seven new aircraft
that will be delivered to EVA Air with inflight mobile services. The AeroMobile network allows passengers to roam just as they would abroad, and EVA Air passengers will be able to send SMS messages and browse the internet inflight, using their own mobile devices. AeroMobile has roaming agreements with more than 260 mobile phone operators worldwide. The first two fully connected aircraft will primarily serve the North American market. Kevin Rogers, ceo of AeroMobile,
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To reduce costs, Inmarsat and Hellas-
Sat, a non-competing European satellite operator, have agreed to share a satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.
Inmarsat’s
S-band payload will be called Europasat and the satellite will launch in 2016. Inmarsat’s costs for the manufacture, launch, insurance and operations of Europasat are expected to be approximately $200m. Further
investment in the development of the ground network across the EU, fully integrated with the Europasat satellite, will follow national licence approvals and the signing-up of customers. Network development and service deployment is estimated at $200m to $250m, which will be incurred over the next six years.
inmarsat.com
JAL domestic wifi
Japan Airlines (JAL) has started offering inflight wifi on its domestic flights. Passengers on some flights between Haneda and Hakodate, Hokkaido, Osaka and Fukuoka can get wireless internet on their PCs or smartphones for a fee.
said: "Last year we saw close to an 80 per cent increase in the number of passengers using their mobile devices in the aircraft cabin, and we expect the demand to continue to rise this year. Asia is a huge growth area for AeroMobile. EVA Air is our second Asian airline customer following Singapore Airlines."
aeromobile.net
Connection fees vary according to routes and the different devices used, starting at ¥400 (£2.30 approximately) per half hour. All Nippon Airways is also considering offering connection services on its domestic flights.
www.uk.jal.com
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