Anuvu to leverage Ku-Band Capacity on EUTELSAT 10B Satellite for IFC
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Anuvu and Eutelsat have signed a multi-year agreement that will see Anuvu leverage high-throughput Ku-band capacity on the latter’s EUTELSAT 10B satellite to enhance its in-flight connectivity (IFC) services, including for a major global airline.
In service since July 2023, EUTELSAT 10B is located at 10° East, an orbital position the company says offers unique visibility spanning from the Americas to Asia. As a state-of-the-art all-electric satellite, it contains a powerful fifth generation digital transparent processor, enabling capacity allocation flexibility and optimal spectrum use, and carries multi-beam HTS Ku-band payloads specifically tailored to the mobile connectivity sector.
“The high power and vast coverage area of the EUTELSAT 10B satellite is ideal for Anuvu’s Dedicated Space to achieve peak performance across the Middle East and Europe.”
– Tim Southard, Anuvu
The satellite is part of a suite of high-performance in-space assets within the Eutelsat fleet, including EUTELSAT 3B, EUTELSAT 172B and KONNECT VHTS, as well as in low-Earth orbit with the OneWeb constellation, all providing compelling solutions as part of a multi-technology, multi-orbit landscape which is evolving to address the global demand for ever-more efficient inflight connectivity.
Eutelsat VP Aero and Maritime Connectivity Thierry Polycarpe said, “This agreement underscores the continued strategic importance of GEO within our multi-orbit architecture, enabling us to meet the evolving needs of the aviation market with flexibility, resilience and efficiency.”
“The high power and vast coverage area of the EUTELSAT 10B satellite is ideal for Anuvu’s Dedicated Space to achieve peak performance across the Middle East and Europe. They’re enabling our platform to achieve its highest ability,” added Anuvu VP Network Tim Southard.
“This agreement underscores the continued strategic importance of GEO within our multi-orbit architecture.”
– Thierry Polycarpe, Eutelsat
Anuvu’s Dedicated Space is a Crystal Cabin Award-winning connectivity solution that merges modem technology with an AI-driven dynamic Network Management System to optimize network performance. The company claims it enables reduced satellite handover times to under one second, as well as increased upload performance up to five-fold and reduced latency overall.
Turkish Airlines is the most recent carrier to have signed a deal for Dedicated Space, with plans to deploy the solution across 100 narrow-body jets. The carrier confirmed that it is already seeing the benefits, including more than nine times greater throughput, four times faster upload speeds, and approximately 25 per cent lower latency.
Other Dedicated Space clients include Norwegian Air Shuttle.