The American satellite operator announced net income of $8.7 million for 2022, compared to a net loss of $9.3 million in 2021. Iridium’s total revenue of $721 million; $534.7 million of service revenue, and $182.3 million of revenue related to equipment sales and engineering and support projects. Iridium’s revenues increased 24% in 2022 versus 2021,…
In early August, Joshua Flood took ferry rides across the Irish Sea from Scotland to Belfast, Northern Ireland (Stena Superfast VIII) and later, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, to Wales (Stena Estrid), and reflects on his connectivity experiences. The routes are covered by a couple of operators, and I choose Stena Line for both journeys. The…
The Valour Consultancy tour bus is back on the road. Join our maritime experts at SMM in Hamburg! On 7 September, our friends at Inmarsat will be running a thought-provoking lunchtime seminar on the state of play of the maritime connectivity market. The seminar will be moderated by Joshua Flood, Co-Founder & Senior Research Consultant…
Little Boxes made of Ticky Tacky* Having recently discussed modular maintenance, this piece examines alternative possibilities for vessel design concepts, in particular, the development of the existing Articulated Tug Barge and Stena Bulk’s Infinity concept. Separating drive train from cargo seems like a commercial winner but is it safe and reasonable? Existing Methods of Barge…
Ahead of last month’s Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), we identified ‘digital services’ as a theme we expected to see feature on many of the booths in the IFEC zone. In fact, more than half of the points in our pre-show “10 things to look out for at AIX” blog can be attributed to the topic.…
Valour Consultancy is inviting satellite operators, service providers, integrators, airline end-users and other market stakeholders to participate in our upcoming in-flight connectivity research update. The Future of In-Flight Connectivity – 2022 Edition will be the fifth iteration of this flagship aviation report, building on extensive market data gathered since Valour’s inception back in 2012. As ever,…
David Whelan, Senior Analyst at Valour Consultancy, specialises in IFEC and aircraft digitalisation. In this blog, he explores how airlines and their vendor partners are working to provide wireless audio experiences. This article was first published in Inflight magazine. You can access the latest edition here. Note subscription is required to access the full publication. Historically,…
Valour Consultancy has published the 2022 edition of its flagship maritime market intelligence report. The 2022 edition of The Future of Maritime Connectivity is the report’s fourth iteration, building on extensive market data back to 2013. It offers in-depth analysis of key service providers, hardware vendors, satellite operators and technology enablers, covering all geographic regions.…
Inflight Magazine (Page 48)
Onboard Hospitality Magazine (Page 83)
In this blog, Valour Consultancy’s senior analyst David Whelan shares his thoughts on the rise of digital cabin applications. This article was first published in Onboard Hospitality magazine. You can access the full publication here. As the aviation industry emerges from the COVID downturn and global air passenger numbers begin to recover, many airlines are…
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