In-flight Entertainment
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
 

Rogerson Kratos supplies parts for Intheairnet airborne satellite TV

The sky's the limit
Executives at Rogerson Kratos share plans for expanding the aircraft instrumentation manufacturer’s use of lean with The Manufacturer.com's Cynthia Garber.
Fred Lucas, director of customer support, adds that the company is now very heavily involved in the manufacture of Intheairnet—the next-generation in-flight aircraft entertainment and information system. This system not only offers in-air television, stereo, compact disc, and VCR entertainment but Internet capabilities as well.

More information on Intheairnet's CONUS DBS TV system below.


The CONUS DBS TV system is a 4-36 channel Continental US TV system comprised of a Luneburg Lens Antenna, Radome, Antenna Control Unit, and Airnet DBS Receiver Unit (4MCU, 6 channels per unit).

The system is designed to receive regional (over land-mass) Ku-band signals worldwide and broadcast multiple channels of programming to the cabin. Intheairnet can integrate its TV system with existing overhead and/or in-seat installations or digital systems.

Specifications:

Flexibility
- Airlines can choose the number of TV channels 4-36
- Airlines can choose the cabin distribution method (analog or digital)

Luneburg Lens Antenna
- Patented Luneburg Technology
- Designed to fit on the fuselage of a narrow or wide body aircraft
- Radome customized to fit various aircraft with adaptive rings

4MCU Receiver Decoder
- Digital E-net or Analog output
- Small compact
- Units can be daisy chained to meet channel redundancy requirements

Intheairnet can offer Boeing/Airbus retrofits or Airbus line-fit installations (Airbus offerability pending)

Regional TV service
- Programming for US provided by Echostar (Dish Network)
- Large selection of channels: News, Business, Sports, Weather, Leisure
- Content is customizable
- Airlines work directly with Echostar or MAS

Antenna Control unit (ACU)
- Processes aircraft information and performs "Open Loop" antenna pointing
- Small lightweight package

Optional AMS provides content in areas out of range of TV coverage
- Movies
- Pax Map
- Audio
- Advertising
- Connecting Gate

 
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