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Viasat Receives Supplemental Type Certificate to Provide High-Speed In-Flight Connectivity on Gulfstream G650 and G650ER Large Cabin Business Jets
Gulfstream G650 and G650ER Travelers Can Expect a Premium Connectivity Experience when using Viasat's Ka-band or Dual-band In-flight Connectivity Systems
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[{"type":"text","content":"Gulfstream G650 and G650ER Travelers Can Expect a Premium Connectivity Experience when using Viasat's Ka-band or Dual-band In-flight Connectivity Systems\n\n\nCARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced its business aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) system received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., certifying the use of its Ka-band IFC system on the Gulfstream G650™ and Gulfstream G650ER™ business jets. When combined with its prior FAA STC for the Viasat Ku-band system, Gulfstream operators get a powerful tail-mounted Dual-band (Ka-Ku) service offering.\nA premium Ka-band IFC experience Receiving the Ka-band STC ensures passengers and crew flying on Gulfstream's G650 and G650ER receive a premium cabin internet experience over the most heavily traveled flight routes. Viasat's expanding Ka-band coverage combined with its recent announcement of no speed caps across all Ka-band service plans, will allow Gulfstream G650 and G650ER operators to experience home-like performance in the sky with the fastest available download speeds in the large cabin business jet segment. This in turn will enable passengers and crew to simultaneously enjoy data-rich, business-critical productivity and entertainment apps from video-conferencing and accessing VPN/cloud content to email, high-definition streaming services, live TV and more.\nViasat recently removed internet speed limits delivered to the aircraft across all of its business aviation Ka-band service plans. The move represents an industry-first and provides an entirely new premium IFC experience for its Ka-band and hybrid (Dual-band) business jet customers. The new service plans offer uncapped speeds made possible by the world's highest-capacity satellite network combined with Viasat's compact and lightweight hardware. In recent Ka-band speed tests, customers have seen 40 Mbps and higher across the new service plans, allowing for a more enriched in-flight connectivity experience. \nOptimizing IFC experiences with Dual-band connectivity The new Ka-band FAA STC now makes the Dual-band IFC experience a reality for Gulfstream G650 and G650ER operators. Announced in 2015, Viasat's Ku-band system has been available across both aircr...