Cathay Pacific has signed an agreement with SITA to support network bandwidth across 51 airports, improving current capacity by up to five times while maintaining cost efficiency. The airline has moved to the newly launched SITA Connect Go service.
This is part of the airline's strategy to adopt cloud applications while ensuring optimal performance for legacy systems. The agreement builds upon Cathay's early adoption of the SITA Connect solution.
“SITA Connect has been helping us deliver efficient operations at airports for several years and we are confident that this renewed partnership with SITA will allow us to significantly increase the network capacity of our existing network in the most cost-effective way, enabling us to further enhance our operational efficiency and allowing us to continue focusing all our efforts on our customers,” said Cathay Pacific general manager — IT infrastructure and security Rajeev Nair.
SITA Asia president Asia Pacific Sumesh Patel commented: “Airlines and airport networks in APAC are facing challenges with legacy network infrastructure. SITA Connect Go offers a robust, scalable, and secure SD-WAN platform to meet the need for the growing bandwidth demand and helps airlines shift their focus towards their customers.”