The anti-monopoly review would focus on the potential for market dominance in supplying in-flight Wi-Fi to commercial airlines.
British competition regulators plan to take a deeper look into Carlsbad-based Viasat’s pending $7 billion acquisition of rival satellite firm Inmarsat over concerns about market dominance around supplying in-flight Wi-Fi to commercial airlines.
It is unclear how long that might take. Viasat and Inmarsat have until Oct. 13 to respond to the agency’s Phase 2 finding. The CMA said many airlines consider in-flight connectivity a “must-have” service to meet passenger desires to stay connected during flights. The agency contends Viasat and Inmarsat are “currently the strongest in-flight connectivity providers available to airlines.”
But the CMA said Starlink and the others currently haven’t produced “an in-flight connectivity service that is proven to work.” These new competitors still face technical, regulatory and commercial barriers, according to the agency. They include certifications to install equipment on each aircraft model, national licenses around the world and networks to cope with increasing volumes of data traffic.
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