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Gogo announces AirSprint as first Canadian 5G fleet customer
Gogo 5G will deliver speeds five to 10 times faster than current speeds, at approximately 25 Mbps on average
Gogo Business Aviation announced AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian fractional operator, will begin upgrading its Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer aircraft to Gogo 5G, making it...
BT, NATS partner on flight safety in UK
BT will provide NATS with network architecture and cybersecurity services
BT has announced a seven-year contract with NATS — formerly known as National Air Traffic Services — to provide network architecture and cybersecurity services with a focus on improving safety of U.K. flight operations.
NATS...
Adapting existing tech for novel private networks
SmartSky and Cambridge Consultants discuss adapting cellular technology for aviation air-to-ground private networks
According to SmartSky CTO Dave Claassen, the biggest challenge of providing inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity is that unlike a regular cellular network, ATG must operate in “three dimensions."
“You have to take off...
5G deadline caused ‘minimal disruption’ to aviation, says FAA
Passenger jets had until July 1st to upgrade their altimeters to address potential 5G interference
The July 1st deadline for passenger jets to upgrade their altimeters to address potential 5G interference has come and gone, and according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aviation...
FAA proposed extended deadline for altimeter upgrades, says C-Band interference could trigger false warnings
The Federal Aviation Administration is giving the aviation industry more time to update legacy radio altimeters that could potentially be impacted by terrestrial 5G operations in C-Band spectrum. In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the FAA said that it remains concerned about the impacts...
Flight of the navigator – the Airbus quest to build, run its own multi-market 5G network
European aviation and aerospace firm Airbus effectively headlined the latest Private Networks Forum (PNF), hosted by RCR Wireless and Enterprise IoT Insights, in May, as the premier (the first, at least) enterprise on the schedule. Fresh from a panel with Intel, Qualcomm, and Telefónica,...
Smart transportation case studies: Planes, trains and automobiles
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), or smart transportation, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These intelligent systems are being implemented by automobiles, public transport systems, train operators, airports and airlines, among others, in order to make transportation...