Airports and Borders Predictions for 2026: A Three-Speed Transition to Contactless Travel

Airports, Borders

Introduction 2026 will act as a stress test for airports and border control infrastructure; rising passenger volumes, biometric capture mandates, expanding pre-approved traveller programmes, and contactless journey ambitions are colliding with legacy systems that were never designed for high-frequency, digital and biometric processing. With this, we see the industry’s response unfolding in a ‘three-speed’ timeline,…

11,700+ Biometric Solutions at Airport Borders Drives Wider Automation in Airports

Airports, Borders

Introduction  With 11,791 biometric border control solutions deployed in airports globally, nations around the world continue to show an appetite in enhancing their border clearance processes through the deployment of automated and biometric technologies. Increasingly, regulations are being put into place that mandate the capture the biographic, biometric, and entry/exit data of travellers; highlighted by the recent introduction of the European Union’s EU Entry-Exit System (EU-EES), the full-scale launch of…

Press Release: LEO Reshaping IFC Market With Connected Commercial Fleet Set to Surpass 21,000 Aircraft by 2034, Says Valour Consultancy

Aviation, Press Releases

London | February 11th 2026 | 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) According to a new report by Valour Consultancy, “The Future of In-Flight Connectivity – 2025”, the number of connected commercial aviation aircraft will surpass 21,000 by 2034, with the majority of the global fleet equipped with in-flight connectivity (IFC) by 2030 – heralding a…

Press Release: Commercial Revenue for Maritime Connectivity Services Worth $2.4 billion in 2024

Maritime, Press Releases

JANUARY 14TH, 2026, 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Valour Consultancy is pleased to announce its latest report: ‘The Future of Maritime Connectivity – 2025’. Its latest study on the global commercial maritime satellite connectivity market highlights a sector entering a new capacity and bandwidth paradigm. The maritime connectivity industry is undergoing a period of structural…

MEMS The Word

Maritime

Introduction Following our article on quantum gravity navigation last summer, it is appropriate to discuss Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). These are quite wonderful devices that use microscopic inertial sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetic field sensors to provide orientation, heading and velocity data, particularly valuable in applications requiring continuous navigation in…