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Technical Solutions
Honeywell's JetWave connectivity system paired with Viasat's
Jet ConneX (JX) Ka-band solution has been activated on more
than 1,400 business jets around the world and delivers seamless,
high-speed global coverage. " Since entering commercial service in
November 2016, Jet ConneX has been offering the same reliable,
consistent, high-speed broadband previously only available on
the ground. Passenger usage of Jet ConneX has also increased
to record levels since the pandemic, a testament to fast-growing
expectations from users, who use their JX service for everything
from video streaming and live TV to conference calls and other
business activities, " affirms Shadbolt.
Honeywell is also partnering with Viasat to develop an upgrade
to existing and future SwiftBroadband (SBB) L-Band connectivity
systems, which will allow customers to see a throughput improvement
of up to six times faster than what is currently available
over L-Band. This upgrade, consisting of a simple box swap, is
designed to be frictionless. There is no need to update any wiring
on the aircraft or to swap out the radome or antenna. Operators
can simply work with their service provider on the best suitable
package. " Our SBB L-band connectivity service is currently flying
on 4,000 business jets and we are building on that with SwiftJet,
a new L-band solution that offers speeds up to six times faster
than SBB. SwiftJet will deliver enhanced connectivity for aircraft
not equipped with Jet ConneX and reliable back-up capabilities
for aircraft that are. As a result, passengers can create a secure
'office in the sky', with enhanced capabilities for video calls, web
browsing, email, texting, cloud-syncing, and collaboration tools.
It is also fast enough to enable social media and video streaming,
which was previously challenging over L-band, " says Shadbolt.
As the demand for Wi-Fi in smaller jets has grown, Satcom
Direct is working on a series of purpose-built antennas for the
business aviation market to meet the industry's specific requirements.
" The SD Plane Simple® antenna series consists of gimbaled
and electronically steered antennas that are either tail-mounted
(tma) or electronically steered (ESA) and fuselage-mounted. The
tma terminal is a compact dish that fits in the radome of midsized
aircraft and above, " says Skou Christensen. " The SD Plane
Simple Ku-band variant is optimized to connect with the Intelsat
FlexExec constellation, also dedicated to business aviation, while
the Ka-band variant connects with the Viasat Jet ConneX. The
ESA antenna is a flat panel with a low profile of just 1.5 inches
that mounts on the aircraft fuselage and connects with the
OneWeb LEO network of satellites. The ESA will enable more of the
smaller jets to access high speed connectivity. The Plane Simple
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