With Eutelsat Deal, Panasonic Closes Last Gap in Air-route Coverage

摘要

Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on June 19 said it would order a large C- and Ku-band satellite stationed over the Pacific Ocean that will provide connectivity for Panasonic Avionics' in-flight communications program, an arrangement that, coupled with previous deals, gives Panasonic coverage of 99.6 percent of the commercial air corridors of the world's 50 largest airlines. David Bruner, vice president of global communications services at Lake Forest, California-based Panasonic, said the company has purchased 1.5 gigahertz of capacity on the Eutelsat 172B satellite, whose launch is tentatively scheduled for 2017 into Eutelsat's 172 degrees east orbital position.