195MB/s WI-FI On Planes May be Enabled By OneWeb’s Satellite Constellation
Flight passengers may soon have the ability to link to their family members and colleagues on land through low-orbit telecommunication satellites.
Speeds will likely approach those on land, significantly improving the service currently offered by geostationary satellites.
On March 19, 2021, communications company OneWeb confirmed a contract to provide Wi-Fi on airplanes with SatixFy, a British electronic parts producer. They will create in-flight connection terminals that will work using OneWeb’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites, along with a geostationary satellite network. The companies are targeting 2022 for certification and flight testing.
OneWeb presently has 110 satellites in orbit yet visualizes a constellation concerning 650.
The terminals will utilize electronically guided multi-beam antenna technologies to offer multi-beam capability and run simultaneously through several satellites.
The terminals make use of SatixFy’s cutting-edge application-specific integrated circuit chipset, created with the support of the UK Space Agency through ESA’s program of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES).
Satisfy has established a joint venture named Jet Talk with Singapore Technology Engineering Ltd. to commercialize the terminal for commercial air travel markets.
Space and satellites are becoming progressively essential to the digital economy, and there is a demand to obtain data at all times and everywhere — even aboard an aircraft. Stated Elodie Viau, the Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at ESA.
Elodie Viau continued by saying that the ESA is proud to have assisted SatixFy in the design of the chips utilized for the terminal — allowing for the digital makeover of society using telecommunication satellites.
The past year has revealed that connectivity has never been more crucial to our everyday lives. It is interesting to see SatixFy and OneWeb collaborating to offer commercial passenger airplanes with broadband internet for the first time. Said Director of Growth at the UK Space Agency, Catherine Mealing-Jones.
Yoel Gat, chief executive of SatixFy, said that the new aero terminal would take advantage of chips developed with UK Space Agency support, demonstrating how assisting our most innovative companies bring about results that make a genuine difference for individuals all over the globe.
Yoel Gat continued by saying that the ability to release multi-beam, multi-satellite, multi-orbit in-flight connectivity terminals is critical in SatixFy’s offerings. Aggregating capacity from several satellites would offer clients the quality of service they anticipate receiving on flights. This significant jump forward is enabled thanks to the constant assistance by ESA and the UKS pace Agency.
Originally published by: scitechdaily.com
