As satellite communications company Inmarsat has lowered its prices, service provider AirSatOne has reduced airtime rates for SwiftBroadband satcom by an average of 10 percent and as much as 18 percent, according to AirSatOne president Jo Kremsreiter. “This is the second time AirSatOne has been able to reduce airtime prices for our customers.”

AirSatOne's custom network with worldwide teleports and Internet point-of-presence with advanced network security is available at prices that are the same “as the generic network used by the competition,” according to the company. This also includes AirSatOne’s Flightstream SA services, with web filtering, compression, consumption tracking and a firewall designed for mobile communications.

“We think this is an exciting time for the satcom market,” said Kremsreiter. "With more and more operators and executives finding it essential to conduct business and stay in sync with the home office while traveling, we hope reducing airtime charges will encourage more aircraft owners to invest in installing satcom systems in their aircraft.”