Avionics
SmartSky Skytelligence Adds Airborne Intranet Routing
SmartSky's private intranet enables secure airborne connectivity and eliminates the need for a VPN.
SmartSky equipped Cessna Citation Excel on airport ramp with door open
SmartSky's private intranet enables secure airborne connectivity and eliminates the need for a VPN. (Photo: SmartSky Networks)

SmartSky Networks has added “private intranet” routing on its Skytelligence platform, using an aircraft interface device (AID) and a private connection to each aircraft on SmartSky’s air-to-ground network.

The intranet connection for each aircraft is separate so there is “no bandwidth sharing like what is found on other airborne networks,” according to SmartSky. The intranet data then routes securely through SmartSky’s ground network, and customers can receive the data on their corporate enterprise network with no need for routing on the internet.