"In today's 'always connected' world, the expectation to communicate just as well in the air as you can on the ground is growing"

Swift Broadband is designed to meet the broadband data communications needs of passengers, cabin crew and pilots in airliners, corporate and government aircraft. This latest generation Swift service will use the narrow spot-beams of the new Inmarsat-4(I-4) satellites to supply bandwidth comparable to that of terrestrial broadband services to multiple simultaneous users in aircraft.

Swift Broadband is designed to support TCP/IP packet-mode communications, circuit-mode ISDN and multiple simultaneous voice links. The packet-mode capabilities will provide aircraft with the economy and flexibility of always-on connectivity, provided broadband access to the Internet, e-mail services and integration into ground-based private networks through VPNs.

Swift Broadband can be integrated with embedded in-flight entertainment systems and other wired and wireless networks in the cabin to allow passengers to communicate from in-seat screens and their own PDAs and laptops. In addition, Swift Broadband will provide the link for the onboard mobile phone services now being developed.

If you would like more information about Swift Broadband, please contact us here.