Gilat and Air Esurfing Announce a Strategic Collaboration to Provide In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) for China’s Domestic Airl...
January 17 2017 - 6:25AM
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a
worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and
services, announced today a strategic partnership with Air
Esurfing, a fully owned subsidiary of Air Media Group, to transform
the domestic IFC market in China. The partners intend to utilize
China’s Ka-band HTS capacity for domestic IFC services over
mainland China.
Gilat and Air Esurfing will join forces to deliver broadband
connectivity to airlines throughout China. Gilat will leverage its
multi-service HTS platform that will operate with ChinaSatcom’s
Ka-band capacity planned to be launched in 2017. Gilat’s solution
will enable continuous service exceeding 100Mbps and servicing many
dozens of passengers per aircraft. Gilat will provide a complete
IFC terminal including its unique ER6000-A KuKa antenna terminal
and its Taurus Modman. The partners will jointly pursue STC
certification for the Gilat system with commercial pilots already
planned for early 2018.
“We have chosen to collaborate with Gilat due to its proven
presence in China and its technological leadership in Mobility
baseband as well as Aero antenna terminals for IFC,” said Mr. Zhou
Hong, General Manager Air Esurfing. “We see in Gilat the perfect
partner to open the door for IFC in the domestic Chinese market and
are excited about the joint opportunity.”
“Gilat is honored to have been selected by Air Esurfing, a key
player in the domestic Chinese IFEC market, to jointly deliver on
the promise of high quality connectivity for airline passengers
throughout China,” said Jun Xiang, Gilat China General Manager.
“China is a strategic market for Gilat and as such we have taken a
key role in the development of HTS broadband over the last two
years, with deployment of our multi-service platform to address
both fixed and mobility applications. We are committed to the
Chinese market and in particular to the Chinese IFEC market, and
continue to seek additional Chinese as well as international
players to partner in this mission, and are in discussion with
several such players.”
About Air EsurfingLocated in Beijing, Air
Esurfing (ARE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Media Group,
dedicated to provide in-flight entertainment and connectivity
(IFEC) services to airlines. ARE has rich operational experiences
on in-flight entertainment and is the most influential China
domestic operator in providing high-end in-flight entertainment,
internet access, and digital media services to passengers.ARE has a
wide scope of services aimed at meeting airlines’ and passengers’
variety and personalized multi-media entertainment experiences,
which include: in-flight internet connectivity, airborne satellite
communications, cabin networks, IFEC engineering integration,
integrated network operation center, advertising, in-flight movie
& TV & copy rights, flight destination service, digital
commerce, games, social media and an integrated technology and
operational solution. The company is based in China and targets
global markets. At the end of 2016 Air Esurfing and its parent
company own over 90% market share in China aviation digital media
sector. The company has major market share in traditional media
services at airports, high-speed railway, long distance buses, as
well as exclusive licenses to operate WiFi access service on
tens of thousands buses, trains and many railway stations. The
company created aviation media network in major airports like
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou as well as 3,000 flight routes of
AirChina, ChinaEastern, ChinaSouthern and several other airlines.
This has created a unified sky-ground mobility internet access and
commercial operation.
About Air Media GroupAir Media Group (Air
Media) is a focused technology company aimed at creating a super
service platform that integrates long distance passenger
transportation resource, communications network, entertainment
contents and O2O service.The group’s business includes long
distance travel passenger portal; build and operate WiFi networks
in buses, trains, and airplanes; providing titles of movie and TV
programs, copyright trading and advertising. It has several
subsidiaries that cover those businesses and ARE is the one
dedicated to In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC).Air
Media has signed up contracts to build and operate on-bus WiFi
network and deliver entertainment service with over 1,400 long
distance bus companies that carry 4.5B passengers per year with
over 200k buses. Air Media has signed up contracts to build and
operate on-train WiFi networks and deliver entertainment service
with 8 leading regional railway operators that serve 1.5B
passengers per year.
About GilatGilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
(NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is a leading global provider of
satellite-based broadband communications. With 30 years of
experience, we design and manufacture cutting-edge ground segment
equipment, and provide comprehensive solutions and end-to-end
services, powered by our innovative technology. Delivering high
value competitive solutions, our portfolio comprises of a cloud
based VSAT network platform, high-speed modems, high performance
on-the-move antennas and high efficiency, high power Solid State
Amplifiers (SSPA) and Block Upconverters (BUC). Gilat’s
comprehensive solutions support multiple applications with a full
portfolio of products to address key applications including
broadband access, cellular backhaul, enterprise, in-flight
connectivity, maritime, trains, defense and public safety, all
while meeting the most stringent service level requirements.
For more information, please visit: www.gilat.com
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