Delta Air Lines Selects Viasat Inc.'s In-Flight Connectivity
January 05, 2021 at 01:17 pm
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Viasat Inc. announced Delta Air Lines selected Viasat's, next-generation Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for more than 300 mainline narrow-body aircraft, including both new delivery and retrofits on A321ceo, 737-900ER and select 757-200 aircraft. Delta expects to bring the Viasat technology onboard these aircraft starting summer 2021, with Delta having the option to add additional fleets. Delta will be upgrading its current IFC system to Viasat's more advanced Ka-band satellite-powered technology to provide all customers with enhanced and reliable in-flight internet capabilities including faster, more consistent connections and an ability to stream all types of entertainment and popular over-the-top content to any internet-ready device, gate-to-gate. The Viasat/Delta relationship will lay the groundwork toward a true full, fast and free in-flight internet experience as well as future enhancements and personalization on customer seatback screens.
Viasat, Inc. is a provider of communications technologies and services. Its segments include satellite services, commercial networks and government systems. Its satellite services segment provides satellite-based broadband and related services to commercial airlines and other aircraft, residential customers, and enterprises, maritime vessels and other mobile broadband customers, and prepaid Internet users. Its commercial networks segment develops and offers advanced satellite and wireless broadband platforms, ground networking equipment, radio frequency and advanced microwave solutions, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip design, satellite payload development and space-to-earth connectivity systems. The government systems segment provides global mobile broadband services and narrowband products and services to military and government users and develops and offers network-centric, Internet protocol-based fixed and mobile secure communications products and solutions.
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