watching high definition videos and surfing media-rich web pages while travelling by flight, especially in
developed regions.
In-Flight Wi-Fi allows air passengers to get online, do basic browsing, to get connected using cell phones
via voice calls, emails, and SMS or MMS. Currently, there is an increase in the number of business and
general air travelers. Thus, airline operators are more focused towards offering passengers with the
benefit of using mobile phones for data connectivity, as well as for voice calls in domestic and
international flights.
The companies are trying to bring better service with a faster speed of Wi-Fi owing to the increase in the
number of air travelers and rise in passenger’s expectations. Moreover, airlines are also increasingly
switching towards the better Wi-Fi services, mainly satellite-based broadband services which deliver
high internet speed
In-Flight Wi-Fi Market Covers the Table of Contents With Segments, Key Players And Region. Based on
Product Type, In-Flight Wi-Fi Market is sub segmented into Hardware and Service. On the Basis of
Application, Market is sub segmented into Narrow Body Aircraft, Wide Body Aircraft, Very Large Aircraft,
Business Jet.
Major Players profiled in the In-Flight Wi-Fi Market report incorporate: Gogo LLC, Global Eagle
Entertainment, ViaSat Inc., Thales Group, SITA, Panasonic Corporation, Honeywell International Inc,
ThinKom Solutions Inc, Kymeta Corporation, EchoStar Corporation
Top Industry for In-Flight Wi-Fi Market News
ViaSat Inc.
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, announced today EL AL Israel Airlines has launched the
Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi service on transatlantic flights. The in-flight Wi-Fi service will leverage the advanced
ViaSat-2 satellite to bring high-speed, high-quality internet to key EL AL routes flying to and from major
North American destinations including: New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Miami as well as San Francisco
and Las Vegas, when flights to these destinations begin in May and June 2019 respectively.
The Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi service offers an at-home or office experience in the sky, keeping flight crews
connected for enhanced passenger service and enabling passengers using smartphones, tablets or
laptop computers the ability to browse websites, connect to email and instant messaging, use apps and
social networks and to stream music and/or films when in-flight. When flying on transatlantic routes, the
system will connect to the ViaSat-2 satellite, which offers high-quality Ka-band capacity over the Atlantic
Ocean, giving passengers a high-performing internet connection from across North America and the
Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
Today, the Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi service is available on the airlines’ eight new Boeing 787 Dreamliners,
eight Boeing 737-900 aircraft and two Boeing 737-800 aircraft.