From PC Mag: As SpaceX’s Starlink reaches deals with airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi, the company’s competition in China is starting to do the same.
The rival Chinese satellite constellation, Qianfan, is becoming an option to power in-flight Wi-Fi over Airbus jets. On Thursday, Qianfan’s developer, Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology, announced the strategic partnership with Europe’s Airbus.
The deal involves Airbus’s “High Bandwidth Connectivity Plus” antenna system for jets. It already offers satellite internet access to providers including SES and Hughes, and soon will alo support Amazon’s own upcoming satellite internet system, Leo.
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