[Avionics Today 11-17-2015] Astronics AeroSat Corporation and Panasonic Avionics have formed a strategic partnership to bring connectivity services and global live television programming to the business and VVIP aviation market.
The partnership combines Astronics’ tail-mounted SatCom solutions with Panasonic’s global communications services to offer broadband data Internet services, four channels of global television services, and regional DBS-TV programming through a single antenna.
“Working with Panasonic, we can now deliver a complete end-to-end package with an upgrade path for existing data-only and TV-only aircraft operators that delivers broadband data Internet and TV in a single antenna system,” said Dennis Ferguson, president at Astronics AeroSat.