Rockwell Collins and Connexion by Boeing are teaming to create a broadband satellite data service for business jets that will fly first aboard Bombardier’s Global 5000 and Global Express XRS. Through an agreement announced last month to provide broadband data connectivity for the corporate aviation market, the new service–Collins eXchange– will combine the Ku-band satellite communications capabilities of the Connexion broadband network with Collins’ Airshow 21 cabin information and entertainment system architecture and hardware.
Connexion by Boeing, a division of the aircraft manufacturer, is on the verge of beginning full airline operation of the Internet-in-the-sky service aboard Lufthansa, SAS and Japan Airlines long-haul passenger airplanes. The pact with Collins expanding the offering to the corporate jet arena will make it possible for business jet passengers to receive and exchange information through geosynchronous satellites operating in the Ku band at upload speeds reaching five megabytes per second–on par with land-based broadband connections.
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