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Intelsat launches new inflight connectivity platform

for airline customers

ntelsat announced the launch of a new regions adding hours of additional connectivity to intercontinental polar flights.
inflight connectivity platform for use The new terminal fits a variety of aircraft and mission profiles, ranging from the
Iby airline customers. The new ESA- smallest commercial aircraft to international widebody aircraft. It delivers operational
based platform is a first in a new line of savings driven by a low-profile installation that reduces drag, fuel burn and carbon
multi-orbit terminals created by Intelsat emissions. The antenna’s solid state design provides reliability for aircraft operators and
with the capability to interoperate with relies on Electronically Scanned Array Antenna technology from Ball Aerospace, while
Intelsat’s established geostationary leveraging design and integration partner, Stellar Blu Solutions,’ modular design that will
satellites (GEO) in addition to new Low- offer simplified maintenance, access and improved reliability.
Earth Orbit (LEO) or Medium Earth Orbit Intelsat anticipates a first installation on a CRJ-700 in late 2022, with production
(MEO) satellites. This important feature installations to occur roughly a year later.
will deliver direct benefits to airlines and
passengers.
GEO satellites, such as Intelsat’s
constellation of Epic satellites as well as
the new generation of Software Defined
Satellites (SDS), provide deep layers
of capacity, redundancy and coverage
important in airline hub-cities and across
busy oceanic corridors.
LEO satellites will deliver improved
performance with some cloud-based
productivity applications, quicker
browsing and interactive experiences on
a global basis. Unlike prior airline Wi-Fi
products, LEOs provide coverage in Polar

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