Gogo To Have HTS Capacity Access on Trio of SES Satellites Due to Launch Next Year

Gogo and SES signed a satellite capacity agreement that gives Gogo high throughput satellite (HTS) spot beam and wide beam capacity on SES-12, SES-14 and SES-15, Gogo said in a news release Tuesday. The three HTS satellites are set to launch in 2017, Gogo said. Gogo Chief Technology Officer Anand Chari said the SES deal "will dramatically increase bandwidth and drive overall costs per bit down by orders of magnitude." He also said Gogo's 2Ku in-flight connectivity service was designed with such satellite enhancements in mind, and that airlines will be able to access the HTS capacity without any equipment modifications.