{"id":52780,"date":"2023-09-08T22:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/leo-operators-pitch-the-orbits-value-for-ifc-at-connected-aviation-event\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T22:56:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:56:46","slug":"leo-operators-pitch-the-orbits-value-for-ifc-at-connected-aviation-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/leo-operators-pitch-the-orbits-value-for-ifc-at-connected-aviation-event\/","title":{"rendered":"LEO Operators Pitch the Orbit\u2019s Value for IFC at Connected Aviation Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>DENVER, COLORADO \u2014<\/em> Satellite operators building constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) are targeting in-flight connectivity as a critical market for their businesses. Executives made bold projections for how airlines will adopt LEO at the Connected Aviation Intelligence Summit, in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Sperry, head of Business Aviation for <strong>OneWeb<\/strong>, projects that the aviation and airline community will \u201cabsolutely\u201d achieve a majority of traffic over LEO by 2030, estimating 50% or more.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald van der Breggen, chief commercial officer at <strong>Rivada Space Networks<\/strong>, agreed on LEO\u2019s significance, but put the traffic figure at more than 70%. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the user,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not about what the airlines want, or the capabilities of the satellite companies. It\u2019s about the end user.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why will LEO be so disruptive to this market? Dylan Browne, global head of Mobility Business Development at <strong>Amazon<\/strong>, said that it has to do with latency, capacity, and consistency. \u201cLEO is designed for that,\u201d Browne said. \u201cIt\u2019s a managed service out of the gate. Customers are going to vote with their feet. They want the service that has those attributes and characteristics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is working on Project Kuiper, an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in LEO. The first two prototype satellites are set to launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) mission this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Phillippe Schleret, <strong>Telesat<\/strong>\u2019s vice president of Aviation, represented Telesat on the panel, soon after the operator secured funding and announced a new manufacturer for its Lightspeed LEO constellation. Telesat is building the LEO constellation from the ground up for enterprise-grade services, Schleret said. \u201cIn-flight connectivity in our target markets influenced the design of the network,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>They are looking to create very consistent, superior customer experience at lower cost, and a \u201cfuture-proof solution\u201d with full global service including around the poles and anywhere on the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beam-hopping technology (of LEO) allows us to bring very large amount of capacity, where it\u2019s needed when it\u2019s needed,\u201d Schleret said. \u201cI\u2019m thinking in particular for the high concentration around airport hubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panelists discussed active deals underway in IFC business development. Browne said that there is a big contract with a terrestrial partner now in the works. \u201cThe deal flow is happening,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to engage now. I\u2019m here at this summit specifically with our partners to gain their insights to start that journey. We\u2019d like to announce a new deal next year. There is a lot of work to do and we need to do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sperry said that, following on the two announcements by OneWeb \u2014 the most recent in August demonstrating LEO global connectivity to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland \u2014 there will be other announcements in the next few months from airlines and their partners adopting technology that will support OneWeb in a multi-orbit capacity. \u201cWhether that multi-orbit is with LEO and GEO, we want to work with the airline through our partners to ensure that they get what they need to deliver that consistent, reliable customer experience. So whatever that solution may be, we\u2019re there to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Browne spoke to the importance of developing a cohesive service.<\/p>\n<p>All the aspects of the IFC need to be \u201cperfectly choreographed,\u201d Browne said, to remove any points of failure and any bottlenecks \u201cWe\u2019re not stuck in the today,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re building this for the future and customers\u2019 future growth. We want our customers to have a delightful experience. That means we\u2019ve got a huge amount of work to do to make sure we\u2019ve mapped that out end to end.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER, COLORADO \u2014 Satellite operators building constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) are targeting in-flight connectivity as a critical market for their businesses. Executives made bold projections for how airlines will adopt LEO at the Connected Aviation Intelligence Summit, in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 7. 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