Avionics
SwiftBroadband employed more for e-mail than Web
Inmarsat’s I-4 mobile broadband satellite constellation is finished and the first SwiftBroadband customers are enjoying data access at speeds faster and fo

Inmarsat’s I-4 mobile broadband satellite constellation is finished and the first SwiftBroadband customers are enjoying data access at speeds faster and for lower cost than the previous generation of Swift64 service, so one would think the London-based company would have little information to share at its annual aeronautical conference, held last month in Vancouver.

But now that SwiftBroadband is up and running, installers are scrambling to learn all of the tricks that are essential to making it run smoothly in customer airplanes. A performance enhancement package of software is a godsend, say IT experts, and the ability of new terminals from hardware makers is providing ample reason to talk about the latest and greatest in this growing field.