Oceanic traffic would be over HF radio (or CPDLC) and not affected by this - until you get back over land and switch to VHF radio.
replyMost airliners over the ocean also have inmarsat satphones for the pilots.
Or Panasonic or Viasat/Inmarsat :)
replyWhat network does the Panasonic run on ?
replyI believe they lease Ku band transponders from various commercial GEO satellites, think Eutelsat, Telesat, SES etc.
replyIndeed, on both counts!
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