Connexion by Boeing will use Intelsat’s satellite service for its broadband in-flight service over North Atlantic routes starting in 2004. The connectivity will be provided via Intelsat’s 907 satellite at 332.5 degrees E, the newest spacecraft in Intelsat’s global fleet. The contract includes two transponder leases using 907’s Ku-band Spot 1 beam for real-time transmission and reception of web pages, e-mail, data and entertainment content. Financial terms were not disclosed. Lufthansa and British Airways have been testing the service.
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- In August 2003, Connexion by Boeing announced that it is working with Tokyo-based Space Communications Corporation (SCC) to build out an Asia-Pacific gateway for its in-flight connectivity service. Specifically, Connexion by Boeing will lease transponder capacity on SCC’s SUPERBIRD-C satellite located at 144 degrees east, providing the mobile information services provider with satellite coverage that supports the Asia-to-Europe airline routes.
- Also in August 2003, Connexion by Boeing signed a contract with Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity covering key areas or Europe and Asia. The deal covers leased capacity on Eutelsat’s SESAT satellite, which is located at 36 degrees East and provides a footprint stretching from the eastern Atlantic Ocean across the European continent and as far east as Central Asia.