Story ID: 354 Satcom1.doc
Satcom1 Adds New Services
By: Harry Weisberger
Caption: The Danish satcom service provider is offering a high-definition wireless content streaming system for passengers.
Word Count: 322
Satcom1, the Denmark-based satellite communications service provider, is here at MEBA (Stand 632) as part of a year of globe-trotting international appearances, which has included the annual NBAA show in Orlando, Florida. The company has announced new services, and its research and development department in Paris is working to improve performance for Satcom1 SwiftBroadband customers with recently released new bandwidth solutions.

Satcom1 is also a default Gulfstream catalog selection for airtime and cockpit services. When an operator buys a new Gulfstream, Satcom1 can be chosen as the in-flight communications source, which will also include a one-year free subscription to Honeywell’s Global Data Center cockpit-communication service.

In September, Satcom1 hosted its annual customer training event in Dubai, where the focus was on providing industry updates for both cabin and cockpit services by experts from Inmarsat, ViaSat and several hardware manufacturers.

Satcom1 had earlier announced a teaming with Ruag and Emteq to deliver an affordable turnkey upgrade to current satcom installations on the Dassault Falcon 7X. The upgrade includes in-flight entertainment (IFE) and cabin management capabilities and faster connection speeds for Internet access, e-mail and video conferencing.

Here in Dubai, Satcom 1 is highlighting Emteq’s wireless IFE by eConnect, a high-definition upgrade allowing passengers to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices or cabin monitors.

Also available for eConnect is Emteq’s high-speed Wi-Fi router, which provides easy access to satcom throughout the aircraft, including advanced compression and acceleration techniques to facilitate faster airborne connectivity. The system can be controlled with a personal electronic device with no apps to download.

On the security front, Satcom1’s new AvioGuard service is now installed on several aircraft. Once activated, AvioGuard protects users from bandwidth-hogging data traffic such as system and software updates, background-running applications and video streaming, which consume large amount of data and are very often not essential while in flight.