Airbus flight tests high-bandwidth connectivity on an A330
Airbus has conducted the first flight test of its new standard high-bandwidth connectivity (HBC) on an A330. According to Airbus, this is the industry’s first such platform to be flight tested. The new standard will soon allow airline customers to choose from the range of new high-throughput satellite technologies—such as Ka-Band, SwiftBroadband (L-Band) and Ku-Band. The new HBC platform will be rolled out from mid-2017 onward and will rapidly become available across Airbus aircraft families. For this initial flight test, Airbus’ HBC platform was demonstrated together with the new HBC offering from Zii—which is based around Inmarsat’s new Global Xpress Ka-Band satellite network and can offer continuous worldwide high bandwidth coverage for commercial aircraft. <br/>
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Airbus flight tests high-bandwidth connectivity on an A330
Airbus has conducted the first flight test of its new standard high-bandwidth connectivity (HBC) on an A330. According to Airbus, this is the industry’s first such platform to be flight tested. The new standard will soon allow airline customers to choose from the range of new high-throughput satellite technologies—such as Ka-Band, SwiftBroadband (L-Band) and Ku-Band. The new HBC platform will be rolled out from mid-2017 onward and will rapidly become available across Airbus aircraft families. For this initial flight test, Airbus’ HBC platform was demonstrated together with the new HBC offering from Zii—which is based around Inmarsat’s new Global Xpress Ka-Band satellite network and can offer continuous worldwide high bandwidth coverage for commercial aircraft. <br/>
