Viasat is delivering five times more capacity for its JetXP inflight broadband service across the eastern United States. A phased nationwide expansion is planned over the coming months.
Business aviation customers using the Honeywell JetWave or Gogo Plane Simple Ka-band terminals are benefitting from the five-fold capacity boost. It supports data-hungry applications such as high-definition video conferencing, content streaming and generative AI – on multiple devices at the same time.
JetXP brings together the legacy Jet ConneX and Viasat Ka services under a unified brand. Traditional speed-based data plans are outdated and customers have broadened their focus to the overall experience – JetXP’s key differentiator.
JetWave customers can further optimise performance by using the terminal’s latest software version.
The boost in performance has received a positive response from customers travelling on busy flight routes over major eastern US hubs.
The development was achieved as part of Viasat’s business aviation enhancement programme, with improvements such as uncapped speeds, increased network prioritisation and optimised satellite asset management.
Kai Tang, Head of Business Aviation at Viasat, said: “JetXP already delivers our best-ever inflight broadband experience for business aviation by unleashing the full power of our global Ka-band network. We’re excited to now introduce our highest-ever capacity increase over the United States for business aviation customers in direct response to their specific requirements. This is only possible due to Viasat’s dense capacity and flexibility, marking yet another example of our continuous innovation and focus on customer experience.
“Our most sophisticated users recognise that the overall experience matters more than simple speed tests and that’s where JetXP really excels. It successfully builds on Viasat’s market reputation for providing consistent, reliable and high-performance global connectivity, complemented by the concierge customer service and 24/7 support of our trusted business aviation distribution partners – Collins Aerospace, Gogo and Honeywell.”
