Gogo Business Aviation customers have completed more than 1,000 Avance air-to-ground system software updates using Gogo’s over-the-air (OTA) feature. The OTA upgrades replace the cumbersome process of using a USB device to update each connectivity system manually and cut upgrade time by 83 percent, according to Gogo.
"OTA addresses the largest problem we've heard from our fleet customers: updating aircraft positioned around the world,” said Sanjeev Nagpal, senior v-p of product management for Gogo. “OTA eliminates this logistical issue and makes access to our most up-to-date and value-add features easier than ever.”
Aircraft with Gogo Avance L5 systems installed can also take advantage of upgrade paths to new products such as Gogo 5G in North America and Gogo Galileo low-earth-orbit satcom on the Eutelsat OneWeb network. Gogo Avance L5 systems equipped with MB13 antennas will just need swapping of a system box for connection to the 5G system. Galileo systems will require the installation of a fuselage-mounted HDX electronically steered antenna.
Gogo plans to expand OTA capability to enable antenna software updates as it prepares to launch Gogo 5G and Galileo services later this year.