High Stakes As Starlink Enters The Race For More Wi-Fi On Planes

Starlink has recently gained some footing in the highly regulated and somewhat conservative in-flight connectivity market, but how much room is there in this tightly controlled space for growth and competition?

In their report, The Future of In-Flight Connectivity – 2023, Valour Consultancy, analysts in the in-flight connectivity and in-flight entertainment space, predict that more than 22,000 aircraft will offer Wi-Fi onboard by 2032. There’s a high-stakes race to supply the connectivity on those planes.