Gogo's Bizav Data Service To Go Global in 2018

Gogo Business Aviation is expanding its broadband connectivity products and services for business aviation beyond North America via high-throughput Ku-band satellites that provide global coverage, it announced today. The new service, using Gogo’s existing Ku-band satellite network for airlines, is expected to be available for business jets in the second half of next year.

“Gogo’s Ku satellite service will deliver a superior experience to anything else in the market today for anyone flying globally on business jets,” said Gogo Business Aviation senior vice president and general manager Sergio Aguirre. “Our customers’ hunger for data continues to increase, and Gogo is ready to meet those needs on a global scale.”

The company is currently bringing additional high-throughput satellite capacity online as part of its global satellite network, which will boost the performance of its Ku-band solution. Gogo’s 2Ku service for airlines offers airborne data speeds of around 70 Mbps, and it promises “streaming-class internet” for business jets.

According to Gogo, the primary components of the onboard system for business jets will include a tail-mounted antenna and hardware that is compatible with the Gogo Avance air-to-ground system.