Connexion by Boeing signed a contract with Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity covering key areas or Europe and Asia. The deal covers leased capacity on Eutelsat's SESAT satellite, which is located at 36 degrees East and provides a footprint stretching from the eastern Atlantic Ocean across the European continent and as far east as Central Asia. The connectivity will provide in-flight, real-time access to email, company intranets, the World Wide Web and entertainment content.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In July 2003, the ITU's World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) approved a new frequency allocation to the aeronautical mobile satellite service in the 14-14.5 GHz band, paving the way for greater availability of the Connexion by Boeing airborne broadband service. Boeing said the authorization follows three years of intensive effort within the ITU study groups, which concluded that aeronautical mobile-satellite services, such as Connexion by Boeing, can operate without causing harm to other users of the frequency band.
