TriaGnoSys has completed its air traffic management (ATM) communications suite, a mobile aeronautical communication network based on Internet technologies for cockpit and cabin services, which seamlessly integrates satellite and terrestrial data links. The technology was developed as part of the EU-funded Networking the Sky (NEWSKY) project to manage the huge growth in air traffic, which is forecast to double by 2025 according to the latest Eurocontrol figures.
At the conclusion of the NEWSKY project, TriaGnoSys demo'd its communications suite using a simulated flight from Europe to the U.S. Throughout the flight, either a satellite or a terrestrial link was automatically selected, depending on operational preferences and the availability of links, resulting in a seamless handover between the networks ensuring session continuity. TriaGnoSys’ ATM communications suite provides both voice and data communications, as well as weather map downloads. A central feature of the suite is the use of IPv6, combined with TriaGnoSys’ VoCeM compression and optimization technology.