Hawaiian Airlines Pioneers Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband for Safety Services
[Avionics Today 09-18-2014] Hawaiian Airlines will become the first
commercial airline to install Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband for flight deck
applications, including Safety Services, on its Boeing
767-300s. The airline will use the system for Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) data messages, live Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) updates, and Airline Operational Communication (AOC) voice and data.
SwiftBroadband is an IP-based packet-switched communications
network that provides a symmetric ‘always-on’ data connection of up to
432 kbit/s per channel for aircraft globally except for the polar
regions, using the Inmarsat satellite constellation.
- Simultaneous voice and broadband data
- Contended IP data at up to 432kbps
- IP data streaming on demand at 32, 64, 128kbps, and X-Stream 256kbps
- GPRS, UMTS and ISDN compatible
- Currently one and two-channel avionics
- Standalone or simultaneous operation with other Inmarsat services
- May add acceleration to this service - See AeroX
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