Their surprising team-up comes at a time when the inflight connectivity sector is seen as ripe for M&A activity and creative collaborations, as multiple loss-making companies are scrapping it out to secure aircraft tails for their disparate connectivity systems. And it falls on the heels of fresh rumors in the industry about interest in inflight connectivity provider Gogo, the troubled Chicago-headquartered firm which has been focused on rolling out its next generation 2Ku satellite connectivity solution. Interestingly, Gogo and Inmarsat once had their own agreement for Gogo to offer GX, but that fell through a few years ago.