airlines are recognizing the significance of providing reliable and high-speed connectivity to passengers, leading to a growing emphasis on inflight Wi-Fi services and the integration of technology solutions that cater to the connected traveler.
The future of in-flight connectivity (IFC) holds tremendous potential for revolutionizing the passenger experience.
NSR said that LEO models may give way to third party partnerships, in which a company like Fortnite, Minecraft, or a real-time chat application, partners with an airline to pay for the LEO service to promote their offering. Overall, NSR said that airlines will have to weigh their needs when it comes to route map,.
NSR Senior Analyst Carlos Placido believes the pandemic weighed strongly on how Comtech valued Gilat, as Gilat’s position in the pre-COVID, growing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market was a main driver for the acquisition.
NSR pegs this opportunity at more than $12B in cumulative revenues for India and the rest of South Asia in the next 10 years in its Global Satellite Capacity Supply and Demand, 17th Edition report.