In-flight internet rivals spar over speed, service

摘要

In-flight entertainment and connectivity has become a lightning rod for competing claims over what type of system and method of delivery is best, a fact that was clearly apparent at this year's Aircraft Interiors event. Disagreements over satellite capacity, the familiar embedded-versus-portable IFE debate, and the Ku- or Ka-band question were all in abundance, with claims and counter-claims bandied about throughout the show. Satellite company ViaSat kicked things off with a confident assertion that its latest super-high-capacity satellite, ViaSat-3, will blow seatback IFE out of the water when it is launched into orbit in mid-2019.