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Article: Broadening our horizons: airline satellite links could be slashed by UK-developed antenna technology.(News)
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- The Engineer
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- December 5, 2003
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ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY being developed in the UK could significantly cut the cost of equipping commercial airliners with broadband satellite data links.
A consortium led by R&D specialist ERA and including Thales Avionics and Chelton aims to produce a satellite antenna system tailor-made for the civil aviation industry within two years.
Airlines are increasingly keen to give passengers the full benefits of broadband satcoms, including access to services such as TV channels, the internet and telephone. Satellite technology would also open the way for full operational links to be maintained with airliners even when they are mid-ocean on a long-haul flight, ...