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Panasonic Avionics in-flight Wi-Fi

Panasonic Avionics sells in-flight Wi-Fi to more than 70 airlines over a mix of geostationary and Eutelsat OneWeb low-orbit satellites. It says up to 195 Mbps per aircraft.

Runs it: Panasonic Avionics Corporation, of Irvine, California. It has supplied in-flight entertainment since 1979 and also sells in-flight connectivity.
Also known as: Panasonic Wi-Fi, Panasonic in-flight Wi-Fi
Link: Multi-orbit: geostationary satellites plus Eutelsat OneWeb low-orbit satellites, and 5G for gate-to-gate service.
Speed: Panasonic says up to 195 Mbps down and 32 Mbps up per aircraft. Flight tests in 2025 reached up to 193 Mbps forward and 36 Mbps return.
Latency: Panasonic says low orbit cuts latency from about 700 ms on geostationary to about 100 ms.
Sign-in page: Sign-in varies by airline. Panasonic offers a customizable portal, but the cited sources do not establish one universal address.

Checked 1 November 2026.

How it works

Geostationary satellite Low-orbit satellite

Panasonic Avionics is best known for seat-back entertainment, and it also sells the Wi-Fi on many of the same aircraft. It says more than 70 airlines have chosen its in-flight connectivity.

The network uses two kinds of satellite. Geostationary satellites sit about 35,000 km above the equator, by Panasonic’s figure. Low-orbit satellites fly at about 1,200 km, which Panasonic calls 35 times closer.

The low-orbit satellites belong to Eutelsat’s OneWeb, which Panasonic offers to airlines under an October 2022 distribution agreement. In February 2026 Panasonic signed a memorandum with Shanghai Spacesail to explore adding that constellation too.

In April 2025 Panasonic said flight tests had switched between low-orbit and geostationary links in flight without a break. It tested over the Arctic and near the equator.

A new low-orbit terminal built with Intellian connects to OneWeb. Panasonic says retrofit installations start in late 2026, and the system can be fitted overnight.

Panasonic announced Passpoint roaming with SK Telink in April 2025, with a rollout expected on select Korean Air 777-300ER and A350-900 aircraft. Where available, it can authenticate with SIM or app credentials and the passenger pays their mobile provider. Check eligibility with the airline and operator.

Speeds and latency

Panasonic says its multi-orbit network gives up to 195 Mbps downstream and 32 Mbps upstream per aircraft. Everyone on board shares that.

In its April 2025 flight tests, Panasonic says it reached up to 193 Mbps on the forward link and 36 Mbps on the return link. Tests included 4K video and video calls.

Panasonic puts geostationary latency at about 700 ms and low-orbit latency at about 100 ms. It says the Intellian terminal on OneWeb gives under 100 ms.

Which link you get depends on the aircraft and its antenna. A flight on a geostationary-only link carries the physical delay of a signal travelling about 36,000 km up and back down twice.

Airlines that use it

Korean AirAsia-PacificWi-Fi on Korean Air →Singapore AirlinesAsia-PacificWi-Fi on Singapore Airlines →Japan AirlinesAsia-PacificWi-Fi on Japan Airlines →

Panasonic’s press pages name few connectivity customers. EVA Air’s five Boeing 787-9s get Panasonic connectivity under a May 2024 deal.

Signing in

The cited Panasonic materials do not establish a single sign-in page for every flight. Panasonic offers airlines a customizable portal; follow the airline’s instructions and check its plans and prices.

Turn on Wi-Fi and join the network the airline names on board.
Open a browser if the airline’s portal doesn’t appear on its own.
Pick a plan, or sign in with the airline’s loyalty account if it gives free or discounted access.
Where an airline and mobile operator offer eligible Passpoint roaming, the phone may authenticate using SIM or app credentials and you pay your mobile provider.

Panasonic says airlines can tie free or discounted Wi-Fi to frequent flyer status or cabin class.

Background

In August 2025 Panasonic launched a cloud-based Wi-Fi portal that airlines brand themselves. It works across mixed fleets with more than one connectivity provider.

Panasonic Avionics says over 200 airlines use its products, across entertainment, connectivity and digital services.

On board with Kilobat

Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows what each app sends and holds back what can wait. On a plane:

The sign-in page. When it doesn’t open by itself, the menu bar says This Wi-Fi wants you to sign in, with Open sign-in page. Turn your VPN on after you’ve signed in.
Mark it metered. macOS treats plane Wi-Fi as unlimited. Mark it Metered in Kilobat’s Wi-Fi menu or with kilobat networks cost metered, and Kilobat skips its own speed tests. If automatic switching is enabled, it switches to Travel.
Updates wait. With Pro, paused updaters enabled and the network filter on, macOS Software Update, App Store downloads, Google Updater and Microsoft AutoUpdate wait for an unmetered network. The apps keep working.
See what’s using it. Every app’s upload and download, live in the menu bar, so a messaging-only plan isn’t spent on a sync you forgot.
Send later. A big upload, such as Dropbox syncing a folder, shows as a row with its speed. With Pro, Send later can hold it until you’re on unmetered Wi-Fi again, for up to eight hours while Kilobat is open.
Know what’s slow. Expect pings of 600 ms or more on a geostationary link. That is the distance to the satellite, not your Mac. Health shows latency and loss, and with Pro their history through the flight. When Slack or Zoom won’t load, Is it them or me? reads the service’s status page.

Questions

Does Panasonic in-flight Wi-Fi use Starlink?

Panasonic names Eutelsat OneWeb for its low-orbit service alongside geostationary satellites. Check your airline’s equipment and provider for a particular flight.

Why does Panasonic Wi-Fi feel faster on some flights than others?

Panasonic describes about 100 ms on low-orbit links and about 700 ms on geostationary links. Actual latency varies by aircraft, route and network.

Sources

Checked on 1 November 2026.