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…
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…
Introduction In 2025, Starlink made an unexpected move. The company began offering an unlimited data plan to commercial, merchant vessels registered with the IMO, a segment previously served almost exclusively by its capped data packages. Until now, unlimited consumption had been largely confined to the ocean cruise market, where bandwidth demand and pricing tolerance are…
What a year it’s been for the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. The extent of SpaceX’s reach across both commercial and business aviation is now there for all to see and it’s clear we’re witnessing a changing of the guard in terms of the largest IFC service providers. Preference amongst airlines has shifted to low latency,…
The 2025 edition of the Dubai Air Show kicked off with a bang, as Emirates announced a fleetwide contract with Starlink, giving the U.S satellite operator another major customer in the region alongside Qatar Airways. This was immediately followed by news that Starlink had secured a 100+ aircraft deal with flydubai. In this article, Valour…
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Introduction I see identity verification and selfie facial recognition as essential building blocks for air travel and border control. The adoption we see now is critical for the future capabilities of airlines, airports and border agencies, saving them time and money. Investment into remote enrolment capabilities and opportunities have graduated from smaller scale pilots to full-scale programmes and frameworks, and with this, a new era of passenger processing is upon us. Travellers are now…
CLEAR’s transition from a kiosk-centric identity platform to an eGate-enabled aviation security solution marks a significant strategic pivot – and also a new direction for the TSA and US aviation security – and creates a launchpad for ASSA ABLOY and HID Global as its develops its airport business unit. Historically built on lane-based, staff-assisted biometric verification, CLEAR’s move into automated pre-security eGates – using what looks very much like Assa Abloy…
There’s a moment every frequent traveller knows well: that tiny flash of panic when you pat your pockets and wonder, “Where’s my passport?” Now imagine that moment disappearing – not because you’ve become more organised (we can dream), but because your passport lives safely in your phone, alongside your boarding pass, your hotel keys, and the loyalty card you forgot you even had. This is…
Introduction The title of this article is a (bad) reference to a translation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s quote “And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you”. An article in The Maritime Executive reminded me that China has been actively seeking to research ways of blocking Starlink, in particular, and…
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