Anuvu looks to HEO to upgrade inflight Wi-Fi
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Anuvu looks to HEO to upgrade inflight Wi-Fi

Top Stories Tamfitronics Anuvu says the HEO satellites would provide LEO-like coverage at speeds much faster than GEO. Credit: AnuvuTAMPA, Fla. — Anuvu is looking to rise above geostationary satellite delays with plans for 16 spacecraft in highly elliptical orbit (HEO), which would turbocharge broadband speeds for airlines using polar routes to shorten flight times.The U.S. mobile connectivity specialist announced a partnership last week with D-Orbit USA, a newly founded subsidiary of Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, to study the design of a HEO network in a brief news release.It is the first project D-Orbit has announced in the United States for a business developing a satellite bus by repurposing the group’s ION orbital transfer vehicle, which can accommodate payloads of up to 200 kilograms with several hundred watts of power.D-Orbit was also among the...
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