Viasat said it is in talks with multiple regional mobile‑satellite service operators to back a shared satellite constellation, and warned that airlines moving to free, gate‑to‑gate in‑flight Wi‑Fi will commoditize connectivity, intensifying pricing pressure and eroding differentiated value for satellite service providers.
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Viasat is publicly discussing a multi‑operator shared constellation model, signalling potential new collaboration approaches among MSS players and adding context to recent carrier‑backed satellite initiatives in Europe (Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile).
The company’s warning that free, gate‑to‑gate Wi‑Fi will commoditize connectivity underscores mounting commercial pressure from large direct‑to‑consumer and carrier deals, including Starlink’s recent commercial agreement covering ~150 million potential users (Starlink inks Veon deal) and airlines moving to free onboard service (British Airways Starlink rollout).
That pressure has immediate procurement and product implications: expect acceleration of multi‑orbit strategies and linefit antenna commercialization as operators and OEMs seek differentiation and resilience (Viasat Boeing Aera linefit deal) and multi‑orbit IFC deployments (Panasonic multi‑orbit rollout).
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