Thales’ FlytEDGE Digitally Remasters the inflight Entertainment Experience
May 28 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Thales unveils FlytEDGE, a revolutionary connected cloud-based
inflight entertainment system that will transform passenger
engagement to the extraordinary. FlytEDGE is not like a traditional
IFE system — with a sleek architecture, cutting-edge features, and
unparalleled performance it enables airlines to stand out by
bringing the ‘cool’ factor to each seat, offering fully-tailored
passenger interactions:
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- Live personalization for a journey filled with unique
experiences
- Instantly stream favorites and never miss a beat, continue
watching on all flights
- Immense volume of content to immerse passengers in a world of
entertainment choices
Creating personalized experiences
Personalization is at the heart of FlytEDGE. Every passenger is
one-of-a-kind and the system empowers airlines to recommend
experiences tailored to each person's preferences. FlytEDGE is a
true engagement platform offering boundless opportunities for
connected and custom journeys. FlytEDGE delivers ‘just-for-you’
experiences never seen before. The system intelligently recommends
content across domains, with an individually tailored and immersive
entertainment experience.
Delivering the future of entertainment to each
passenger
FlytEDGE is the IFEC industry’s first solution to feature edge
caching. Passengers can now instantly stream their favorite
entertainment using their personal video subscriptions and continue
watching their favorite shows from the ground to the air and across
flights.
Leveraging a state-of-the-art connected cloud architecture, the
system breaks through barriers providing airlines with unparalleled
flexibility to rapidly bring in any web-based service.
- Top game providers for interactive options that will captivate
from take-off to touch down
- Video streamers that go beyond the blockbuster to bring
infinite bingeable choices to passengers
With FlytEDGE airlines can integrate partners at the speed of
consumer technology to create exhilarating experiences at the
forefront of inflight entertainment.
Thales’ FlytEDGE solution features the best consumer
technologies on the market. The system boasts cinematic 4K QLED HDR
seatback displays to immerse passengers with over 1 billon vibrant
colors and two Bluetooth® connections so passengers can pair their
personal wireless devices. The system broadcasts the same user
interface onboard for all devices- phones, tablets and seatback
screens. With Thales’ Crystal Cabin® award-winning power solution
delivering high-speed charging at each seat to any passenger
device, everyone arrives at their destination recharged,
entertained, and relaxed.
Value for airline customers
FlytEDGE features the Crystal Cabin® award-winning Onboard Data
Center (ODC) with 96TB of storage to enable on-board edge caching,
this solution reduces connectivity consumption and ensures
bandwidth is available for other inflight services. No matter how
many people watch the same content, each title streams once to the
aircraft allowing passengers to instantly access endless
entertainment.
The ODC takes the IFE system performance to new heights.
- Replaces the traditional multi-server network with an effective
and compact blade architecture
- Simplifies upgradeability path with easy blade swaps
- Ensures the highest system availability
FlytEDGE goes beyond the hardware by redefining software and
content updates to reduce cost and lead-time.
- Exceptional Efficiency – Remote operations with virtual labs
for anywhere, anytime updates
- Superior Performance – Real-time system monitoring and
automated maintenance tasks
- Scalable and Evolving – Continuous integration of new services
for a system that is always growing at the speed of consumer
technologies
FlytEDGE is already flying! We’re just at the beginning of
what’s possible with a fully connected cloud platform. FlytEDGE’s
game-changing features and intuitive functionality sets it
light-years ahead of the competition. Bringing Thales’ FlytEDGE
technology to the airline industry means an in-flight experience
that is as eagerly awaited as the destination itself, and there’s
so much more to look forward to. It is time to embrace the
EDGE.
“At Thales we’re always at the forefront of innovation,
investing in digital technologies, and working with our partners to
redefine the inflight experience. We’re delighted to bring
FlytEDGE’s state-of-the-art capabilities to our airline customers
to create memorable and fully-tailored passenger interactions.”
said Yannick Assouad, Executive Vice-President Avionics,
Thales. “FlytEDGE is the first connected cloud-based IFE to
introduce ground-breaking new experiences with a true engagement
platform offering boundless opportunities for unique journeys. Stay
tuned for more exciting news as the system is set to premier on a
leading global airline.”
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced
technologies within three domains: Defence & Security,
Aeronautics & Space, and Cybersecurity and Digital Identity. It
develops products and solutions that help make the world safer,
greener and more inclusive.
The Group invests close to €4 billion a year in Research &
Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI,
cybersecurity, quantum technologies, cloud technologies and 6G.
Thales has 81,000* employees in 68 countries. In 2023, the Group
generated sales of €18.4 billion.
* These figures exclude the ground transportation business,
which is being divested
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