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Apcela To Acquire SmartSky ATG Connectivity Network
Airborne connectivity service expected to relaunch by the end of this year
Davinci Jets Citation Latitude SmartSky installation
SmartSky installation partner Davinci Jets installed the Flagship air-to-ground connectivity system in one of its Cessna Citation Latitudes.

Specialized communications company Apcela today inked a definitive agreement to acquire the SmartSky air-to-ground (ATG) network, with the deal set to close by year-end. SmartSky ceased operations on August 16 after spending years and hundreds of millions of dollars to build and stand up its ATG airborne connectivity network to compete with Gogo.

Those with SmartSky systems installed on their aircraft will be able to reconnect to the ATG network when Apcela “turns on the switch.” The company's CEO Mark Casey told AIN this should happen in the next 60 days.