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Record Dubai Airshow sales will drive demand for connectivity

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Satcom Direct's new router.

Satcom Direct’s new router.

Within three hours of opening, the 2013 Dubai Airshow entered history with a record breaking order book from airlines, reaching $162.6bn for more than 250 aircraft. Inmarsat showed it is best placed to service these airlines’ connectivity needs, plus those of business and military users.

Inmarsat GX Aviation partner Honeywell displayed its new Ka-band antenna for wide-body aircraft, which will form an integral part of the ultra-fast system when GX is launched.

Inmarsat’s Ben Griffin and Honeywell ran a series of workshops at the show to outline the benefits of GX connectivity to both business and air transport customers.

Partners
Also exhibiting at the show were a number of Inmarsat partners, promoting equipment and services for SwiftBroadband (SBB).

Satcom Direct was celebrating the first anniversary of its Dubai office opening and also showcased its new Satcom Direct Router (SDR). This can integrate with any satcom system, manage cabin communications, run software apps and connect to 3G/4G cellular networks.

It has been a busy year for Satcom Direct. It has also signed an agreement with OnAir to be a value-added reseller for its GSM mobile phone service, Mobile OnAir, on VIP and business aviation aircraft. It will also be a distributor of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation services to the business aviation market.

Bizjet solutions
Eclipse promoted its Aero+ range of solutions for bizjets, including connectivity, VoIP, SBB channel bonding and video. It also showcased its roll on/roll off aero satcoms solution for the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-130.

This can bond up to four SBB channels and be quickly fitted to the aircraft using the existing Tecom connectors. Eclipse has already sold the system to three European military customers and demonstrated it to others.

Satcom One was celebrating its appointment as a reseller of Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) airtime. It also launched its brand new website with features to assist customers to get their satcom network upgraded.

Data-connected
Cobham Satcom promoted its new Aviator S family of satellite communications systems. These are being designed for data-connected air transport aircraft, ranging from regional turboprops to large jets, and will be certified in 2015.

It also gave visitors a sneak preview of Helga – its new high-power, low-noise, amplifier and diplexer-enhanced low gain antenna.

Helga is designed to work with Inmarsat’s enhanced SwiftBroadband (SBB) service, and will work down to five degrees satellite elevation above the horizon.

Positive news
ARINC said that Middle Eastern interest in its Cabin Connect in-flight internet Wi-Fi system has rocketed over the past few months. This may be due to positive news from the 12-month trial currently being conducted by Virgin Atlantic on three of its aircraft.

These have been equipped with ARINC’s Cabin Connect system, which uses a single-channel Inmarsat SwiftBroadband connection.

You can find out more about Inmarsat’s GX and SBB services using the links below.

This was the first time the airshow has taken place at its new home at Dubai World Central, home to the massive DWC airport which is not yet fully operational.

Inmarsat GX Aviation: www.igx.com
Inmarsat SwiftBroadband: www.inmarsat.com/sectors/aviation

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