Carriers are changing how they position inflight Wi-Fi, moving from a paid ancillary earner to a complimentary product to meet customer needs with new technology.
By Jens Flottau, Christine Boynton, Thierry Dubois, Robert Wall
Aviation Week editors covering commercial aviation and space convene to discuss how and why airlines are increasingly offering fast inflight Wi-Fi for free.
Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.
With the proliferation of low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, the commercial air transport industry is accelerating its move to offer free onboard Wi-Fi.
SpaceX's Starlink constellation surpasses 10,000 satellites with recent launches as company plans orbital data centers and faces space debris concerns.
DirecTV is objecting to elements of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s decision late last year to allow SpaceX to expand its Starlink constellation.
SpaceX has unveiled a speed limit for Starlink receivers in Ukraine to prevent Russia from using the sat communications technology to control attack drones.
