27-05-2025
SITA Managed Satellites: SITA Unveils Satellite Solution to Ensure Airport Connectivity During Outages, ET TravelWorld
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As airports increasingly rely on uninterrupted digital systems to manage everything from baggage handling to aircraft turnaround, network resilience has become mission-critical. Responding to this need, SITA has launched a managed satellite connectivity service designed specifically for the air transport industry SITA Managed Satellites is now live in over 130 countries and provides a lifeline to airports and airlines facing connectivity challenges. Whether due to fibre cuts, power outages, or severe weather, the service ensures communication links remain operational — even in the most adverse conditions or remote around low earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology, the service offers low-latency, high-bandwidth performance capable of supporting a wide range of operational systems. It's tailored to function as primary, secondary, or emergency connectivity — ensuring availability at off-airport locations, aircraft hangars, seasonal stations, or pop-up operations.'Airports, in particular, need new ways to ensure they can maintain critical operations in whatever circumstances they face – even when adverse incidents strike,' said Martin Smillie, Senior Vice President, Communications and Data Exchange at added, 'SITA Managed Satellites is an innovative solution to keep all parts of the aviation industry connected to vital platforms – even in the most challenging of times. It delivers a blend of availability and cost-effectiveness to optimise investments in any cloud, on-premises or hybrid computing environment.'The new offering includes full lifecycle management, on-site technical support, and integration with SITA's wider connectivity services. It also features proactive monitoring to detect and address faults before they impact airport aviation networks frequently strained during peak periods, and physical infrastructure vulnerable to disruption, the satellite-based service is expected to become an essential part of airports' contingency planning.
