Honeywell is introducing its next-generation cabin connectivity service, JetWave X, and upgrading its Cabin Sentinel software suite for business jets to supply enhanced connectivity and higher service for all JetWave customers, the corporate announced this week at NBAA-BACE.
Cabin Sentinel, which Honeywell introduced in May, is a cabin connectivity monitoring and support service intended to “improve the passenger experience by higher optimizing and securing JetWave’s connectivity link,” said Steve Hadden, v-p and general manager of services and connectivity at Honeywell Aerospace.
The upgraded Cabin Sentinel software suite, available this quarter for all JetWave customers, provides more robust data security through the use of quantum-encrypted keys to guard user data. A sophisticated data control feature reduces network bottlenecks while giving customers the flexibility to prioritize bandwidth for specific devices and users.
“Most significantly, the real-time monitoring of the health of the system will provide early warnings of hardware or network issues to assist prevent the lack of connectivity onboard the business jet,” Hadden said.
JetWave X, Honeywell’s next-generation satcom hardware system, builds on the unique JetWave hardware utilized by airliners, military aircraft, and business jets. The upgraded JetWave X system is designed specifically for business jets, with more service network flexibility and recent hardware that is less complicated to put in.
With JetWave X, customers even have the choice to tap into Viasat’s Ka-band network, which incorporates the planned ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation, in addition to the Global Xpress satellites that Viasat inherited through its recent acquisition of Inmarsat. Honeywell said JetWave X will consistently deliver download speeds of at the very least 30 Mbps, although it could actually reach speeds of as much as 100 Mbps “even within the busiest flight corridors.”
Jason Wissink, president of services and connectivity at Honeywell Aerospace, said customers of the first-generation JetWave platform “can even experience a performance boost with the prevailing systems with the ability to support the upper speeds of latest JX Evolution plans.”