Faster, lighter and easier to install, maintain and upgrade.
Delivered from the ground up, Thales’s Air to Ground (A2G) is the smart, swift and secure data option for passenger air travel.
Passengers want dependable in-flight connectivity, with the bandwidth to do more online while in the air and firmer assurances regarding stability, privacy and security. Meanwhile, airlines want to be equipped to provide travellers with all of the above, with comparable assurances regarding data-security, the logistics and costs of installation, upgrades and service reliability.
A2G is designed with all such things in mind – and plenty more besides.
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Pushing the boundaries of aircraft connectivitySatellite systems for passenger in-flight connectivity are typically expensive and cumbersome, in terms of the technology and equipment, as well as implementation, configuration, maintenance and updates. A2G is not typical. It’s far lighter and less complex to install, maintain and upgrade. And that means it’s cheaper too, in terms of outlay and through-life costs. With satellite based aviation broadband systems, passengers can experience quality issues in drop out and throughput issues. A2G’s superior area coverage provides a service that is comparable with the quality, speed and security we’re used to on the ground. This results in a solution that brings cost and peace of mind to airlines, as well as better passenger experience.
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Perceptions of satellite-based onboard internet are that it is expensive and slow. A2G offers a genuine and sustained leap forward, breaking that perception of onboard wifi.
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Faster, lighter, simpler to installA2G can take less than 12 hours to install and commission – compared with upwards of two days for most current satcom systems. |
Transformative for service provisionA2G means far higher capacity per km² than satellite systems and just a tenth of the latency. Built on 4G connectivity, it offers the highest in-flight throughput by area that is currently achievable, along with seamless tower switching for continuously high-quality connections. |
Scalable by design The A2G network is no flash in the pan. It’s made for modularity and configured with ongoing technological innovation front of mind. That means agile security, easy network upscale and expansion, as well as far quicker services, repairs and upgrades. |
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AirlinesA2G offers genuine long-view opportunities for increased ancillary revenue, brand enhancement, operational efficiencies and through-life cost savings across the fleet. It can also contribute to a reduced carbon footprint. |
PassengersA2G provides faster, more reliable browsing with enhanced security, resulting in a vastly improved in-flight experience people will share with their family, friends and colleagues. |
Mobile Network OperatorsA2G is designed and configured to make operator addition fast, straightforward and seamless. Plus, it’s all done through a world leading aviation technology provider with vast experience and reputation. |
A2G is a robust and comprehensive ecosystem, bringing insight and expertise-based assurances of quality, accountability and experience into a partnership-based transformation of in-flight connectivity.
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ImplementationA2G’s design is far lighter and less complicated than its predecessors and equivalents, which means far shorter installation and commissioning timelines, less aircraft downtime and space/weight considerations. |
In serviceA2G brings the airline passenger’s speed and stability experience in line with what they’ve come to expect and depend on in everyday life ‘on the ground’. This is achieved due to our 4G LTE system providing the highest capacity per km2 to the aircraft, which is far greater than current satellite systems can provide. |
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Lifespan reassurancesDesigned to match, inform and keep pace with continuous advances in connection technology and security, A2G instils immediate confidence in its future suitability. Built on the furthest reaches of what we know today and designed to adapt to what we expect of tomorrow’s technology, A2G gives customers a far greater projection of value and means componentry is easier to service and upgrade. |
Perceptions of satellite-based onboard internet are that it is expensive and slow. A2G offers a genuine and sustained leap forward, breaking that perception of onboard wifi.
With proven European Aviation Network (EAN) experience, Thales is an established leader in providing tomorrow’s airline connectivity, today. We are also leaders in cyber security, a position that has been earned over decades of dedicated and world-changing research and development.
We see the incomparable value of aftersales support and service, especially in sectors and industries that take on huge responsibility for individuals and populations’ safety and security.