Anuvu
Anuvu provides in-flight connectivity, entertainment, and content distribution to 150+ airlines and 30+ cruise lines globally, using a hybrid GEO/MEO/LEO satellite network, the Open™ content platform, and government/military communications via Signal Mountain Networks.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersLombard, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Anuvu does
Anuvu (formerly Global Eagle) is a provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), in-flight entertainment (IFE), and content distribution solutions for the global mobility industry, headquartered in Lombard, Illinois, with operations across six continents and 1,000+ employees. The company serves 150+ airlines and 30+ cruise lines, with a cumulative base of 167 million connected passengers, 96% global satellite coverage, and what it characterizes as the largest single-aisle connected fleet in the industry (1,000+ aircraft). In October 2025, Anuvu was acquired by Platinum Equity for approximately $90 million in equity and is no longer publicly traded.
The core technology stack combines a hybrid GEO/MEO/LEO satellite network aggregated by the proprietary NRM (Network Resource Manager) SD-WAN optimizer (the Airconnect platform) with the Open™ entertainment platform, Pulse™ data hub, masFlight operational analytics, Iris content subscription service, and Criterion non-theatrical distribution. Beyond commercial mobility, Anuvu operates a government and defense communications business through Signal Mountain Networks (acquired 2022), serving NOAA, NASA, the U.S. Army, and FEMA, and a media and advertising business covering 1,100+ aircraft and 60+ Delta Sky Lounges.
Anuvu's business model is predominantly B2B and contracted: long-term agreements with airlines and cruise operators for connectivity bandwidth, content licensing, and platform/analytics services, supplemented by advertising sales against captive passenger audiences and federal contracts in the government segment. The company is investing upstream in differentiated LEO supply through a $50 million commitment to the Astranis MicroGEO constellation, and is broadening its AI and EMEA footprint through the April 2026 VidComply partnership and May 2026 Eutelsat 10B capacity deal.
Anuvu firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Anuvu
- Legal name
- Anuvu
- Website
- https://anuvu.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Anuvu provides in-flight connectivity, entertainment, and content distribution to 150+ airlines and 30+ cruise lines globally, using a hybrid GEO/MEO/LEO satellite network, the Open™ content platform, and government/military communications via Signal Mountain Networks.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Anuvu industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Inflight and Maritime Connectivity and Entertainment
- NAICS
- Satellite Telecommunications (5174), Satellite Telecommunications (517410), Satellite Telecommunications (51741), Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190)
- SIC
- Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Satellite Mobility Connectivity (Maritime, Aviation, Rail, Land Mobile) (HDAIAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) & Connectivity (IFEC) (THABAMAB), Satellite Broadband Terminals & Gateways (VSAT/LEO CPE) (HDAFAIAM)
Keywords
Where Anuvu is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lombard
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices17 records
Markets served
Anuvu business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Iris IFE subscription: Pay-monthly subscription service bundling curated channels, add-ons, and studio passes for airline inflight entertainment, with predictable fixed monthly costs.
- Inflight Connectivity (IFC) services: Recurring connectivity service revenue from airlines, VIP/VVIP, and maritime operators using Airconnect platform, hybrid GEO/LEO capacity, and SD-WAN management; often multi-year capacity contracts.
- Content licensing and distribution: Licensing of movies, TV, audio, and games to airlines and maritime customers, including Hollywood, Bollywood, and Asian content. Anuvu is the largest independent non-theatrical distributor in aviation.
- Inflight and airport lounge advertising: Advertising sales on inflight Wi-Fi, IFE, pre/post-roll, and in 60+ Delta Sky Lounges, reaching approximately 16M passengers/month inflight and 32M+ lounge impressions/month.
- Hardware and equipment solutions: Sales of Airconnect, Airconnect IFE Pro, Airconnect Go hardware kits, and navAERO EFB/UAID systems, including AirShop, AirMeal, and AirRead applications integrated with seatback monitors.
- Government and military managed connectivity services: Satellite-as-a-Service solutions for government agencies, militaries, and relief organizations leveraging Anuvu's secure commercial global infrastructure, teleport, and MPLS networks.
- Professional services and consultancy: Data-driven services, including masFlight operational analytics, content marketing production, advertising campaign execution, and consultancy for airlines.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Iris IFE: customizable monthly subscription with curated channels, add-ons, and studio passes |
| Other | Multi-year contract | IFC and connectivity services: quote-based enterprise pricing |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Content licensing: quote-based per customer, term-based |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Anuvu product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Anuvu provides high-speed inflight and maritime connectivity through its Airconnect platform, leveraging a hybrid GEO/LEO satellite network with SD-WAN optimization. The company also delivers licensed and curated entertainment content (movies, TV, audio, games) to airline and maritime clients via its Open™ cloud-based media platform, supporting 150+ airlines and 30+ cruise lines globally with content, connectivity, electronic flight bags, and advertising solutions.
Product overview
Anuvu operates a platform-plus-modules architecture with two integrated business lines: Connectivity and Entertainment/Media. The Connectivity line is anchored by Airconnect, the flagship inflight and maritime connectivity platform that integrates with a curated portfolio of satellite network partners (Telesat LEO, SES Ku, Intelsat Ku HTS, Hughes, and the Anuvu-Astranis MicroGEO Constellation), and is supported by the Network Operations Center (NOC), the NRM (Network Resource Manager) traffic acceleration platform, and the navAERO Electronic Flight Bag. On top of Airconnect, Anuvu layers cabin experience modules including Airconnect IFE Pro, Airconnect Go, the Airtime Portal, and the AirApps suite (Airshop, Airmeal, Airread). The Entertainment/Media line is built on the Open™ cloud-based media and entertainment delivery platform, with Pulse™ as the Enterprise Data Intelligence Hub, masFlight providing aviation analytics, and a curated content portfolio of movies, TV, audio, and games distributed to airline and maritime clients. Supporting sub-brands include the Iris subscription service for the marine market, Criterion by Anuvu for non-theatrical distribution, Anuvu Advertising for inflight and lounge media sales, and the Signal Mountain Networks government satellite communications business. Together, these products form an end-to-end stack spanning satellite capacity, connectivity delivery, in-cabin experience, content licensing, and operational analytics for aviation, maritime, and government clients.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Open™: Anuvu's cloud-based media and entertainment delivery platform for next-generation passenger experiences in aviation and maritime.
- Pulse™
- masFlight
- Iris
- AirConnect
- AirConnect IFE Pro
- Airtime Portal
- AirConnect Go
- AirShop, AirMeal, AirRead
- NRM
- navAERO
- Criterion Pictures
- Anuvu Constellation
Products and services
- Airconnect
- Airtime Portal
- Airconnect IFE Pro
- Airconnect Go
- AirApps (Airshop, Airmeal, Airread)
- navAERO Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
- Open™ Platform
- Pulse™ Enterprise Data Intelligence Hub
- masFlight
- NRM (Network Resource Manager)
- Iris
- Anuvu Entertainment Content Portfolio
- Anuvu Advertising
- Criterion by Anuvu
- Signal Mountain Networks
- Network Operations Center (NOC)
Quantifiable outcome
- 1.3M connected flights in 2018 for the largest US domestic carrier
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Anuvu
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Anuvu technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
AI capability14 records
Feature10 records
Anuvu partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.
- Korn FerryminorExecutive search firm engaged by Anuvu to lead the CEO search that resulted in the appointment of Simon Sutton; partners Lorraine Hack and Michael Bell served as search partners.
- EutelsatflagshipMulti-year capacity agreement for Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite (10° East). The high-throughput capacity supports Anuvu's Dedicated Space to deliver inflight connectivity across the Middle East and Europe, including for a major global airline.
- VidComplycoreExclusive strategic partnership to integrate VidComply's AI-powered content compliance platform into Anuvu's global content supply chain. VidComply automates privacy redaction, brand sanitization, and localization, accelerating turnaround times and improving first-time approval rates for global airline customers.
- Criterion Pictures (Infobase distribution)coreCriterion Pictures, part of Anuvu's non-theatrical distribution business, expanded its role as official Canadian distributor for Infobase's full product suite across K-12, academic, and public library markets, deepening Anuvu's reach into institutional channels.
- AstranisflagshipAnuvu and Astranis are co-developing a constellation of eight MicroGEO satellites. Anuvu committed $50M in growth capital and ordered the first two satellites in July 2021, with the first two expected operational in early 2023 serving North America and the Caribbean.
- TelesatcorePartnership for Telesat's next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network capacity integrated into Anuvu's hybrid satellite network.
- SEScoreGlobal partnership for Ku-band satellite capacity used in Anuvu's hybrid IFC network.
- IntelsatcoreMaritime and aviation partnership providing Ku HTS capacity on Intelsat's Epic network.
Scale indicators15 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Anuvu competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Viasat: Viasat (post-Inmarsat combination) is one of the largest global IFC and in-flight connectivity operators, competing head-to-head with Anuvu Airconnect for major airline fleets and serving the same aviation and government connectivity customers.
- Gogo Business Aviation: Gogo is a leading provider of inflight connectivity and entertainment for business aviation and previously commercial aviation, overlapping directly with Anuvu's Airconnect and VIP/VVIP segment.
- Panasonic Avionics: Panasonic Avionics is a major IFE and connectivity vendor to commercial airlines, offering seatback IFE and connectivity systems that directly compete with Anuvu's Airconnect, Airtime Portal, and IFE Pro offerings.
- Thales InFlyt Experience: Thales is a long-established provider of IFE and connectivity systems for commercial aviation (including the Avant seatback platform), competing with Anuvu for airline content, entertainment, and connectivity deals worldwide.
- Speedcast: Speedcast is a leading provider of managed connectivity and IT services to maritime, energy, and government customers, directly competing with Anuvu's maritime and government connectivity segments.
- Marlink: Marlink delivers hybrid satellite connectivity (L-band, VSAT, LTE, LEO/GEO) and digital solutions to maritime, energy, and enterprise customers, directly comparable to Anuvu's maritime connectivity business.
Broad incumbents
- Intelsat: Intelsat operates one of the world's largest commercial GEO satellite fleets and is both a capacity supplier to Anuvu (Ku HTS Epic) and a direct IFC competitor through its own Intelsat inflight connectivity business.
- SES: SES is a global satellite operator providing Ku- and Ka-band capacity to mobility markets. It supplies capacity to Anuvu's Airconnect and is also a broader IFC competitor across aviation and maritime.
- Telesat: Telesat is a satellite operator building a next-generation LEO constellation (Lightspeed) and is both a capacity partner to Anuvu and a long-standing IFC/mobility connectivity competitor.
Emerging players
- Starlink (SpaceX): Starlink's LEO broadband constellation is rapidly disrupting commercial aviation IFC, with deals at Southwest and other carriers that compete directly with Anuvu's GEO-based Airconnect connectivity service.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Valuation estimate
Anuvu leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Anuvu subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Anuvu funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors4 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Anuvu M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A8 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Anuvu
What does Anuvu do?
Anuvu provides high-speed inflight and maritime connectivity through its Airconnect platform, leveraging a hybrid GEO/LEO satellite network with SD-WAN optimization. The company also delivers licensed and curated entertainment content (movies, TV, audio, games) to airline and maritime clients via its Open™ cloud-based media platform, supporting 150+ airlines and 30+ cruise lines globally with content, connectivity, electronic flight bags, and advertising solutions.
Is Anuvu a public or private company?
Anuvu is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently acquired.
When was Anuvu founded?
Anuvu was founded in 2013. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Anuvu based?
Anuvu is headquartered in Lombard, United States, in the North America region.
How does Anuvu make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Iris IFE subscription is the primary driver. The others are inflight Connectivity (IFC) services, content licensing and distribution, inflight and airport lounge advertising, hardware and equipment solutions, government and military managed connectivity services and professional services and consultancy.
Who are Anuvu's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Viasat, Gogo Business Aviation, Panasonic Avionics, Thales InFlyt Experience, Speedcast and Marlink. Broad incumbents are Intelsat, SES and Telesat. Starlink (SpaceX) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Anuvu have an API?
No public API is recorded for Anuvu.
What industry is Anuvu in?
Anuvu's product category is Inflight and Maritime Connectivity and Entertainment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIAJAD, Satellite Mobility Connectivity (Maritime, Aviation, Rail, Land Mobile), with a secondary code of THABAMAB, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) & Connectivity (IFEC). Its NAICS code is 5174 and its SIC code is 3576.