Gogo 5G Will Cover 100% of CONUS and Can Reportedly Transfer ~25 MBPS On Average

Aviation's own inflight 5G communication network is nearing completion.

We've been watching the folks at Gogo, avidly, as they seek to build a nation-wide highs-speed data network that beats everything else previously built or proposed. And now, our friend Dave Salvador, tells us that Gogo is rounding third base and heading for home. Gogo is building the world’s first 5G network exclusively for business aviation and as of today, 121 of 150 planned towers are LIVE. Completion is expected before the end of the year.

Gogo notes that the 5G standards achievement (as defined by 3GPP) was attainable for Gogo because they built their 5G network with 5G chipsets, a standalone 5G network core, beamforming antennas, and multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) technologies — among other things. Essentially, they explain, that the upcoming network is 5G from the get-go rather than 4G with bolted-on extras.

What's that mean to the end user? Gogo 5G covers 100% of CONUS, can reportedly transfer ~25 Mbps on average, peaking at 75-80 Mbps -- and does so with 'almost zero latency.'

For the rest of the world, Gogo recently announced a Global Broadband Initiative, with plans to launch the first low earth orbit (“LEO”)-based global broadband service in business aviation using an electronically steered antenna designed with Hughes Network Systems and a LEO satellite network operated by OneWeb.

FMI: https://business.gogoair.com/gogo-5g-progress/