WASHINGTON — How should airlines navigate the choice between lower-priced, long-term in-flight-connectivity (IFC) contracts against the risk of “constellation lock” that will deprive them of IFC performance improvements?
And how much influence do airframe manufacturers Airbus and Boeing have in the choice as they seek standards-based IFC solutions that are easy to install at the factory?
The IFC sector is changing so fast, with satellite providers offering multi-orbit, multi-antenna solutions, with multi-frequency Ku-/Ka-band packages on the . . .
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