The European Aviation Network (EAN), a project led by Deutsche Telekom in cooperation with Inmarsat, announced it made further progress and that its first LTE antennas are now in place in Hampshire in the South of England. EAN is the world’s first combined high-speed network for the airspace above Europe. The partners are working together to enable broadband internet access on board as the EAN combines satellite connectivity from a new Inmarsat S-band satellite with
The EAN ground network will consist of approximately 300 sites across Europe, where the special antennas will be installed. EAN will use already existing locations and will be working with current partners wherever possible. In England, for example, independent infrastructure provider Wireless Infrastructure Group provides access to its towers and T-Systems
