Sunday, October 15, 2023

Qatar Airways picks Starlink for 350 Mbps in-flight service

Qatar Airways announced a partnership with Starlink to offer a complimentary high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity experience onboard specific aircraft and routes. 

Qatar Airways envisions that once the service is active, passengers will be able to enjoy ultra-fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 Mbps for a variety of Internet-based services such as video streaming their favourite entertainment and sports videos, gaming, enriched web-browsing, etc.

Qatar Airways and Starlink are currently in the pre-launch phase of the rollout strategy across Qatar Airways fleet.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is proud to announce its agreement with Starlink to provide seamless and complimentary Wi-Fi to its global passengers. This exciting collaboration is not only in line with our industry-leading approach to technological adoption, but also serves as an unmissable opportunity to connect Starlink to our global passengers. We look forward to our passengers benefitting from this state-of-the-art addition to Qatar Airways’ in-flight experience.”

https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/230930-qatar-airways-selects-starlink-to-enhance-in-flight-experience-with-complimentary-high-speed-internet-connectivity