More than 800 aircraft which carry Anuvu’s Ku-band geostationary satellite-based inflight connectivity solution have been upgraded with its nextgen aero modem technology, and are seeing “over a 35% increase” in peak speeds as a result, the Santa Ana, California-headquartered firm reveals.
A 2022 Crystal Cabin Award winner, Dedicated Space uses proprietary software to dynamically distribute satellite capacity based on need. Anuvu began rolling out the nextgen modem on client Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 fleet a few years ago, and now the solution is in play across six airline clients within North America and Europe.
“These Anuvu-equipped aircraft have experienced a 2x increase in download speed, 4x increase in upload capability and over 65% higher availability during satellite and beam changes than Anuvu’s legacy network platform,” Anuvu says in a statement.
The performance boost comes as longtime customer Southwest eyes the free Wi-Fi model. Anuvu also counts Air France, Norwegian, and Turkish Airlines among its customers.
More Anuvu IFC improvements are in the offing. Late last year, the entertainment and connectivity specialist’s first two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, dubbed NuView-A and NuView-B, were successfully ferried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the intent of supporting service over North America and the Caribbean.
Since then, Anuvu has been busy installing the ground segment to enable the start of MicroGEO service, including via Dedicated Space.
“We’re excited to have such a positive response to the increasing demand for inflight connectivity performance,” says Anuvu EVP Connectivity Mike Pigot in a statement. “The results show extremely fast satellite handovers and the lowest latency of any GEO-based satcom system, meaning industry-leading performance for our airline’s passengers.”
Anuvu also supports the aviation market with entertainment content for both embedded and wireless IFE systems. In a notable new addition to its portfolio, the company says it has partnered with Apple TV+ “to offer a diverse collection of original films, documentaries, and series known as Apple Originals to inflight audiences in Summer 2025.”
“Passengers can enjoy award-winning series like Ted Lasso, Severance, and Shrinking; exclusive documentaries such as Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry; heartwarming family films; engaging kids’ comedies; and Oscar-winning hits like CODA—bringing premium entertainment to passengers from take-off to landing,” adds Anuvu.
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