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Gogo loses patent spat

SmartSky Networks has won a patent battle with business aviation in-flight specialist Gogo. Gogo must now pay $22.7 million (€19.6m) for infringing SmartSky patents which focus on 5G in-flight technology. A jury at the US District Court in Delaware found that Gogo had infringed SmartSky’s patents which cover ground-based air-to-ground transmissions which provide Gogo-equipped aircraft […]

November 24, 2025By Chris Forrester

Vista signs IFC deal with Gogo

Vista, the private aviation group, has announced a partnership with Gogo to bring the new Gogo Galileo broadband connectivity system to its global fleet. The rollout will begin in November across Vista’s European fleet, followed by implementation in the United States and Asia from January 2026. This will see one aircraft upgraded with the Gogo […]

October 21, 2025

Gogo, Hughes hit key milestones

Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar subsidiary) together with aircraft connectivity specialist Gogo, is celebrating key milestones in their partnership to transform the in-flight connectivity experience in the business jet market with the on-time delivery of both the Gogo half-duplex (HDX) and full-duplex (FDX) Aviation electronically steerable antenna (ESA) terminals. The pair say that the milestone […]

October 14, 2025By Chris Forrester

Gogo in final phase of 5G ATG testing

Gogo has reached the final phases of terrestrial testing of its next-generation 5G air-to-ground (ATG) technology. So far, the results show that the 5G chip exceeds anticipated performance speeds and network performance models, confirming that Gogo is one step closer to delivering ATG speeds to North American customers operating in the CONUS region. Customers subscribing […]

September 26, 2025

Gogo launches Galileo HDX antenna

In-flight connectivity specialist Gogo has launched its Gogo Galileo HDX antenna for business jets. The addition of the compact antenna which is linked to the fully operational Eutelsat OneWeb 650-satellite constellation, is bringing what Gogo says is a new era of connectivity, enabling new aircraft segments to optimise broadband services for the very first time. […]

July 9, 2025By Chris Forrester

Eutelsat ramps up LEO-enabled aviation services

Eutelsat has announced its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) services for commercial and business aviation are now live and operational, with over 100 certified antenna installations completed and the first commercial and business aircraft now flying using Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity. In addition to its geostationary (GEO) aviation services, Eutelsat is working with Intelsat, Hughes […]

April 2, 2025

Gogo|SD renews deal with Luxaviation Group

Gogo Business Aviation|Satcom Direct has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group, continuing the relationship first forged between the business aviation operator and Satcom Direct (SD) in 2021. The new deal includes access to Gogo Galileo phased array antennas and its North American Air-to-Ground connectivity network, following the recent transaction combining the […]

February 18, 2025

Gogo closes acquisition of Satcom Direct

Gogo has announced the completion of its acquisition of Satcom Direct (SD), creating a multi-orbit, multi-band, in-flight connectivity provider serving the the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets. The deal was first announced in September. Gogo paid $375 million (€357.4m) in cash and issued five million shares of Gogo stock to SD ownership at […]

December 4, 2024

Gogo to acquire Satcom Direct

Gogo and Satcom Direct have announced a agreement under which Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct to create the an in-flight connectivity provider that it says will be “able to satisfy the performance and cost needs of every segment of the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets”. Under the terms of the agreement, Satcom […]

September 30, 2024

Gogo FY revenue down, Q4 up

Business aviation connectivity specialists Gogo reported their full-year and Q4 results, saying that for the final quarter their total revenue of $97.8 million (€90.1m) represented a fall of 10 per cent year on year. However, Q4’s service revenue of $80.9 million was up 5 per cent on the previous year. “The launches of Gogo Galileo […]

February 29, 2024By Chris Forrester