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SpaceX’s Starlink is in talks with ‘several’ airlines for in-flight Wi-Fi

The Verge

The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Competition is fierce between Musk’s Starlink network and the growing industry of low-orbit satellite internet providers.

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Alaska Airlines and Intelsat to roll out next-gen satellite WiFi on regional jets starting in 2024

GeekWire

(Intelsat Photo) Alaska Airlines will invest $25 million to upgrade its regional jets with a new WiFi system from Intelsat capable of download speeds in the hundreds of megabits per second, using both traditional geostationary and new low-Earth orbit satellites. Intelsat’s system uses the OneWeb LEO satellite network for connectivity.

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Frontier’s acquisition of Spirit means there’s one fewer cheap airline

The Verge

Frontier and Spirit claim they will become “America’s most competitive ultra-low fare airline.” | Photo by Derek Davis/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. Frontier Airlines plans to acquire Spirit Airlines, both of which are known for offering cheaper flights than other airlines, in a deal worth $6.6

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United Airlines gives employees the digital tools to make customers happy

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIO of United Airlines, Jason Birnbaum is laser focused on using technology and data to enable the company’s 86,000 employees to create as seamless a customer travel experience as possible. Their only option was to call the captain to call the network center to call the gate to get them to start checking bags.

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The battle between the FAA, AT&T, Verizon, and airlines over 5G

The Verge

C-band’s rollout has endured months of controversy When AT&T and Verizon spent tens of billions of dollars for the rights to use the C-band spectrum for their 5G service, the carriers saw it as a way to expand their networks and make them faster. As that deadline neared, there was a flurry of activity.

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You can’t make fun of Gogo’s airline internet anymore — because it changed the name

The Verge

But now, you’ll have to direct your anger at Intelsat instead: it’s the new name of the consumer chunk of the inflight internet company. The Gogo brand will likely still live on for “business aviation,” however, as Gogo Business Aviation, LLC is now a separate company with its “Gogo Biz” offering. Not all Gogo was equal.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO Business Intelligence

There were a multitude of reasons for Fraport AG, the operating company of Germany’s largest airport in Frankfurt, to build one of the largest European private 5G campus networks: automation, autonomous driving, localization of devices, and processing data in real time.

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