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Satcom Direct Marks First Brazil Plane Simple Install
Connectivity system approved for bizjets in Brazil
Satcom Direct Plane Simple Satcom in Gulfstream G550
Satcom Direct's first Plane Simple satcom installation in Brazil is for a customer's Gulfstream G550. (Photo: Satcom Direct)

The first Brazil-based customer to install Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ku-band satcom antenna and airborne terminal, which was done on a Gulfstream G550 in July, plans to add another system to its G450 early next year. By year-end, three more Brazil-registered G550s will receive Plane Simple systems, according to Satcom Direct, and the backlog for installations in Brazil extends into 2024. Satcom Direct (SD) is highlighting its Plane Simple system this week at LABACE 2023.

Plane Simple systems are connected to Intelsat’s FlexExec high-speed Ku-band satellite constellation. The system requires installation of two line-replaceable units: the tail-mounted antenna and an SD modem unit. This “simplifies upgrade pathways, reduces aircraft downtime, and optimizes maintenance budgets,” according to Satcom Direct. 

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