Supernal and
Inmarsat Partner on Advanced Air Mobility Vehicle
Connectivity
May 9, 2023
Supernal and Inmarsat announced
a partnership to define the application of satellite
connectivity in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).
Together, the companies will conduct testing and
data sharing to optimise hardware and network
systems, which will lead to the safe and efficient
integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing
(eVTOL) vehicles into the airspace.
During vehicle testing,
Supernal will connect its eVTOL to Inmarsat’s
Velaris SATCOM service to assess capabilities such
as aircraft state and telemetry monitoring. Velaris
builds on Inmarsat’s vast three-decade experience in
air traffic management communications and is powered
by its high resilience ELERA global satellite
communications network.
“Supernal is pleased to
collaborate with Inmarsat to test the feasibility of
integrating space-based and terrestrial data links
to serve the Advanced Air Mobility industry,” said
Ben Diachun, Chief Technology Officer, Supernal.
The partnership signifies the
importance of highly reliable and secure satellite
communications as part of the design and
certification of eVTOL platforms.
“Inmarsat is excited to be
working with Supernal to lead the conversation
around connectivity and communications for UAV,
eVTOL and UAM vehicles,” said Joel Klooster, Senior
Vice President of Aircraft Operations and Safety,
Inmarsat Aviation. “We can deliver the safety
services required to allow these vehicles to fly
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations and
continually improve the customer experience.”
Supernal, which is part of
Hyundai Motor Group, will work with Inmarsat as part
of its “open ecosystem” approach to addressing
emerging technology needs of AAM.
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