Speedify × Aviation
Bond Starlink at altitude for inflight Wi-Fi that doesn't drop.
The Problem
A single satellite link is no match for a flight envelope.
Inflight connectivity has improved dramatically with LEO satellite service. But the aircraft itself is one of the hardest environments for a single satellite link to operate in. Starlink's constellation hands off to a new satellite every 15 seconds — and at altitude, with the airframe banking through turns, climbing through cloud layers, and crossing coverage gores, those handoffs and brief obstructions add up.
For passengers, that means the Zoom call freezes during the turn over the Rockies. The streaming service buffers as the aircraft levels off into cruise. The text message queues, then sends, then queues again. For flight crews, it means the EFB chart sync fails partway through. The ops dispatch message reaches the cockpit on the second attempt. The engine telemetry stream gaps just long enough to matter.
A single Starlink Aero terminal is the fastest inflight internet ever built. It's also a single point of failure — at 41,000 feet, with no fallback, in front of paying passengers.
41,000 feet.
No second chances.
The Solution
One bonded network. Every terminal, every flight phase.
- Multiple Starlink Aero terminals provide independent satellite paths — no two enter handoff at the same moment, so the transition is invisible
- Existing Ku/Ka, ATG, or other inflight systems can be added as bonded paths or held in failover, complementing rather than replacing existing certifications
- Speedify runs encrypted (AES-256) end-to-end; existing cabin, cockpit, and IFE network separation remains intact
- Per-link priorities can route operational traffic (EFB, ACARS, dispatch) and passenger traffic differently across the same bond
// what the cabin experiences
A connection that doesn't notice the turn.
Bonding configurations
Built for every phase of flight.
01 / Cruise
Transoceanic flights without satellite handoff interruptions
02 / Banking turns
A 30-degree bank can't drop the cabin's video calls
03 / Weather and coverage gores
Capacity recovers automatically as conditions change
04 / Climb-out and descent
Air-to-ground, satellite, and other links bonded as one
The Solution
Two ways to deploy onboard.
Network level
Run Speedify on a supported bonding router or cabin server so every device aboard — passenger Wi-Fi, IFE systems, EFBs, ACARS gateways, ops devices — benefits from bonded connectivity without per-device installation. Two paths:
- Supported OpenWrt routers: With a Speedify for Routers license.
- Powered by Speedify routers: Speedify is preinstalled and ready to configure.
For larger fleets and integrators building certified cabin networking stacks, the Speedify SDK is available for direct integration with existing aircraft IT systems.
Device level
Install the Speedify app directly on a flight crew EFB, dispatcher laptop, or specific high-priority cabin device. Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
TELEMETRY
One view of every link, in flight or on the ground.
Speedify integrates directly with Starlink's terminal telemetry to surface real-time link health on the Speedify dashboard. Obstruction events, signal degradation, thermal throttling, and hardware faults appear within 15 seconds of detection — typically before any passenger or crew member notices the terminal stutter.
Each terminal reports independently, so a flight department or operations center can pinpoint exactly which terminal is degraded on which tail.