A new service from Valour Consultancy has made great strides in identifying a much higher number of egates deployed in airports. A grand total of 13,409 egates have been found to be installed globally in airports in the latest edition of our ‘Smart Airports Tracker’. Launched 12 months ago, the Smart Airports Tracker is based…
Did you know that Valour Consultancy produces a tracker database on the in-flight connectivity (IFC) and in-flight entertainment (IFE) markets? We’ve done so pretty much since our formation back in 2012 and today it underpins the work we and our clients do in these areas, most notably our flagship annual reports. Previously, both data sets…
Introduction (Joshua Flood) 2025 starts with a bang, as Navarino announces the 100% ownership purchase of Castor Marine BV, the Dutch maritime service provider of satellite connectivity and IT services. Castor Marine will retain its independent brand outside of the Navarino Group, but it will utilise Navarino’s bigger resources and digital portfolio of services. The…
Aircraft Cabin Management: The Space Race
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Introduction It’s coming to the end of the 2024 yachting season in the Mediterranean, and the majority of these luxurious leisure vessels will migrate west over the Atlantic to the Caribbean. Some are piggy-backed on the DYT – Yacht Servant. As the season finishes, maritime connectivity service providers will begin reviewing their performances in 2024:…
We recently released the year-end installment of data from our Maritime Connectivity Tracker, including some new findings on Starlink, and annualised revenues per service provider. This service supplements our flagship report on The Future of Maritime Connectivity. Valour Consultancy runs this service on a quarterly basis, and it is designed to keep those with a…
Do you remember the story of the olive? Nearly 40 years ago, American Airlines decided it needed to find some cost savings. The drive behind the endeavour was the belief that small changes could lead to big cost savings. Following some internal research, the airline discovered that it was experiencing some wastage in its in-flight…
Via Satellite: How Will Starlink’s United and Air France Wins Impact the IFC Market?
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Superyacht News: The Battle for Bandwidth
November 21, 2024, 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) London. According to a new report from Valour Consultancy, the push for airlines to digitalise onboard services will drive the growth of wireless IFE (W-IFE) services to in excess of 17,000 equipped aircraft by the end of 2033 – up from around 10,000 today. The report, “The…
