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January 23rd, 2018

Global Eagle Delivers to Their Passengers with More of SES-15 HTS


Airline passengers want to enjoy the same consistency and quality of service in flight as that while on the ground. To achieve this goal, Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) is aiming to provide airline passengers traveling across North America with a connected inflight experience more like the one passengers enjoy on the ground, and tripling the amount of high throughput satellite (HTS) capacity secured with SES Networks aboard the SES-15 satellite.


Global Eagle to elevate airline passenger experience over North America with more SES HTS satellite capacity (Photo: Business Wire)

SES announced that Global Eagle has secured a major increase of Ku-band capacity on its new hybrid SES-15 HTS satellite to enable the delivery of high-speed broadband and a wide range of inflight communications and operational applications aboard commercial airline flights throughout the US, including the increasingly important US mainland to Hawaii routes.

The multi-year agreement is the latest contract to be signed by Global Eagle. In the past several years, Global Eagle has doubled its capacity with SES Networks on an average of every eight months to meet the rising demand for high-quality inflight connectivity around the world.


SES-15 satellite. Image: Boeing.

Joshua Marks, Global Eagle’s Executive Vice President of Connectivity said that Global Eagle is dedicated to meeting the fast-growing airline passenger demand for inflight connectivity with robust, scalable satellite bandwidth anywhere in the world. With the addition of this significant bandwidth from SES 15, Global Eagle will have the largest satellite aviation network in North America.

John Matlaga, Vice President, Sales Aero & Fixed Data, North America at SES Networks added that SES operates the largest satellite fleet in the world, delivering secure, scalable capacity that enables SES Networks and their customers serving the aviation industry to stay well ahead of the ever-changing inflight connectivity requirements and demands. Global Eagle and SES have struck this latest agreement to ensure the best possible passenger experience for millions of air travelers catching flights across North America.

SES-15, which is now operational at 129 degrees West, is designed to serve air travel routes over North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean with a flexible mix of wide beam and spot beam coverage tailored to the requirements of individual airlines.