FastPath: Real-time Media, Cached on-board & On-demand

A New Era of Media Delivery

Traditionally, IFE content updates required lengthy scheduling, manual integration, and extensive testing, often taking up to 90 days.

FastPath transforms this process into a seamless, near-instantaneous update system, reducing the time from months to mere minutes. With pre-negotiated content rights in place, FastPath further accelerates the process by ensuring that licensed media is readily available.

By automating the supply chain from content providers to onboard systems, FastPath enables airlines to deliver timely updates with minimal effort. Through wireless services like SATCOM, WiFi, and cellular networks, airlines can push new content directly to aircraft, ensuring passengers enjoy real-time entertainment without delays.

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Seamless Workflow & Passenger Benefits

FastPath simplifies every stage of content management:

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. ABOVE handles content ingestion, quality assurance, encoding, and metadata preparation.
. Thales packages the content into IFE-ready formats and delivers it wirelessly.
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Passengers benefit from a richer entertainment experience with access to real-time news, sports highlights, and near-live content updates.

This innovative system allows airlines to offer near-live updates, sports replays, and daily news, keeping passengers informed and entertained, while maintaining operational efficiency.

FastPath’s caching feature ensures that passengers can access content seamlessly without burdening onboard connectivity.

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“Collaborating with Conetic & ABOVE has been an exciting journey, enabling us to introduce FastPath, a revolutionary content delivery solution that seamlessly brings near-real-time entertainment, news and sports ” - Sam Martorella, Thales Avionics

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The Future of IFE

By leveraging automation and wireless technology, FastPath sets a new benchmark for in-flight entertainment. ABOVE and Thales continue to push the boundaries of innovation, ensuring that passengers enjoy a tailored, seamless, and engaging media experience at 30,000 feet.

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