SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S)
A genuine game-changer in flight deck connectivity, enabling everything from improved fuel efficiency and increased capacity to better asset utilization and enhanced safety.
Built to deliver operational advantage, today
SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) is a genuine game-changer in flight deck solutions, enabling everything from improved fuel efficiency and increased capacity to better asset utilization and enhanced safety.
A new industry gold standard
SB-S is a global, secure, broadband IP connection for both operations and safety communications in the flight deck. It delivers the same safety services as Classic Aero (CPDLC and ADS-C) but via an IP connection, helping airlines to be ready for future air traffic management evolutions, including ATN/OSI and ATN/IPS.
In addition, it provides IP connectivity for operational efficiencies such as engine monitoring, real-time weather, telemedicine, and preventive maintenance.
Immediate operational efficiencies
SB-S has been flying, retrofit, with select airlines for several years and now offers linefit positions on both Airbus and Boeing aircraft with lightweight terminals, small antenna and pioneering data packages. Providing safety-certified IP-connectivity, SB-S can help airlines realize operational efficiencies and cost savings today.
Taking airlines beyond traditional safety satcom, SB-S unlocks new cost efficiencies with real-time, data-rich applications for enhanced aircraft operations. The SB-S platform allows airlines to access a constantly evolving array of connected applications through our Certified Application Provider (CAP) program.
End-to-end encrypted
Fully encrypted, end-to-end IPsec VPN protects both the air-to-ground and ground-to-ground segments, using certificates for mutual authentication thereby providing total peace of mind.
All in one service
All datalink and voice services in one terminal and service. FANS, ATN, AOC, and IP.
Connected EFB
Secure, dedicated connectivity to your Electronic Flight Bag, providing real-time AOC, flight optimization, and graphical weather.
SB-S has global coverage, abundant capacity, end-to-end encrypted cybersecurity, and availability worldwide, meeting International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) GOLD communications and surveillance performance requirements.
ATM modernization and reduced CO₂
SB-S is also the backbone of the ground-breaking Iris program, a satellite-based communication system developed by Viasat in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). Iris brings secure, high bandwidth data link communications over Europe to modernize air traffic management.
Iris paves the way for multilink data link communications – a cornerstone to implementing new ATM functionalities. Offered as a fully developed and certified capability by Airbus on the A320 and A330 series aircraft, Iris shares trajectory and intent-based operational information, allowing airlines to avoid holding patterns, calculate the shortest available routes and optimum altitudes, and benefit from continuous climb and descent pathways.
Airspace modernization and subsequent gains in efficiencies are crucial elements in the airline industry’s path to net zero. More direct flight paths lead to shorter flying times and thus use less fuel burn and generate fewer emissions. Achieving this will be critical to reaching the Single European Sky’s ATM Research (SESAR) ambition to deliver 10% carbon emissions savings from European aviation.
Takeaways
Upgrade your flight deck experience
SB-S is distributed by our partners SITA, Collins Aerospace (ARINC), and CTTIC. For support and billing inquiries please contact your data link provider. For general questions about the service, you can use the contact form provided.
