New deal boosts in-flight connectivity capacity for North American flight routes

PARIS, NEW YORK and LAKE FOREST, CA - Satellite operators Hunter Communications and Eutelsat Americas are partnering with Panasonic Avionics to help boost its in-flight connectivity capacity over Canada.Hunter and Eutelsat said this week that they are expanding their multi-transponder, multi-year contract on the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite. Panasonic Avionics has been using the North American beam of the all-electric satellite since October 2015 to provide its customers with connectivity for domestic flights inside Canada from Newfoundland to the Yukon.According to the news release, EUTELSAT 115 West B’s outstanding performance comes from the beam having the highest power levels...