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…
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…
Introduction With conversations in the satellite connectivity space focused on LEO offerings such as Starlink and how incumbent GEO VSAT offerings will fare in the coming years, it’s easy to forget the MSS market. L-band services remain critical in commercial shipping because of their safety, reliability, and robustness features. MSS services that are GMDSS compliant…
Valour Consultancy released the 2024 edition of its flagship maritime report last month. To whet your appetite for “The Future of Maritime Connectivity – 2024”, the Valour maritime team unveils a small sample of the headline statistics. 12 Maritime Connectivity Stats You Need to Know: The “Battle of the Networks” is well on its way.…
Craig Foster & Summer Staninski (published Oct 2024) In a recent blog, we examined the collapse of SmartSky Networks and speculated on how other aviation players might react to the fast-advancing Starlink. Now, just weeks later, long-time SmartSky adversary, Gogo, has announced its acquisition of Satcom Direct, confirming predictions of further industry consolidation. In this…
Alishia Sims, Market Research Analyst I was born just six months before the turn of the millennium, a time when my early years were filled with watching my favourite films on VHS tapes. DVD players had only just been invented a few years earlier, but they were far too expensive for us to afford. Music…
(Originally published July 2024) Inmarsat has announced the dawn of NexusWave, the new showpiece solution for Inmarsat Maritime’s operations. Before delving into the what, how, when, whether it makes sense, will it work, and whether we should get one, we thought taking a few steps back and some reflection on the company’s past activities…
United Airlines has announced it will be transitioning its entire fleet of more than 900 narrowbody and widebody aircraft to Starlink’s IFC service, with initial tests scheduled to begin in 2025. United’s fleet is currently served by a number of different providers including Viasat, Panasonic Avionics (PAC), Intelsat, and Thales. The deal is clearly a…
Daniel Welch & Summer Staninski On Friday August 16th 2024, SmartSky Networks announced it had ceased operations with immediate effect, bringing the curtain down on a thirteen year journey in the world of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). Armed with 60Mhz of unlicensed spectrum which would be dedicated to IFC and patented beam-forming technology, the company set…
Introducing Valour Consultancy’s industry-recognised maritime report: “The Future of Maritime Connectivity – 2024”. This is the fifth edition of the study, following our highly popular 2022 report which offers an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of connectivity in the maritime industry, highlighting significant changes that have occurred over the last two years. The “battle…