Cadami’s Distributed Storage Transforms Inseat IFE Systems into Powerful Edge CDN Nodes

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news from Cadami! This year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2024 in Hamburg, we showcase our latest content distribution and storage technology innovation.

Unlocking the Power of Distributed Storage

At Cadami, we’ve developed a robust and efficient distributed storage system that aggregates the storage of all seats in an aircraft cabin. This technology creates a massive, reliable storage network with up to 100 TB capacity. Imagine the potential of this storage not just for licensed in-flight entertainment (IFE) content, but as a powerful CDN cache node for various applications!

We’re bringing a CDN edge node directly into the aircraft cabin by partnering with picoNETS and leveraging their Deep Edge Caching solution, compliant with SVTA’s OpenCaching standard. This means faster, more reliable access to content for passengers, and a significant reduction in reliance on costly satellite links.

Why This Matters

While distributed storage solutions are well-established in cloud computing, they often fall short in addressing the unique hardware and network requirements of in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. At Cadami, we have tailored our storage solution to meet these specific needs, offering several key benefits:

Resilience: Our system ensures reliable data retrieval even if some seats disconnect.

Scalability: We balance the load to satisfy all passenger requests while respecting networking and computing limits.

Extensibility: Our system provides object storage for any cloud-based or data center application within the onboard data center.

A Real-World Example: Deep Edge Content Caching

One of the biggest challenges with current aircraft internet connections is supporting OTT services for all passengers. Our onboard storage solution addresses this by serving as a deep edge cache node for OTT services. This ensures high availability and performance while keeping backhaul link traffic manageable and affordable. picoNETS’ Deep Edge Caching and CDN solution, combined with our storage technology, enables seamless integration with existing and future IFE/C systems.

See It in Action at AIX 2024

We’d love for you to join us at booth 4B01 at AIX 2024 to see our technology in action. We’ll be conducting live demonstrations to show how our OpenCaching solution works within an aircraft cabin environment using picoNETS’ technology. It’s a great opportunity to discuss the technical details and benefits with our experts.

Hear from Our CEO

“We are excited to demonstrate our Distributed Storage Solution and picoNETS’ OpenCaching solution to the aviation industry,” said Andreas Dotzler, CEO of Cadami. “This highlights our commitment to improving the passenger experience through advanced technology.”

About Cadami

Since 2017, Cadami has been at the forefront of delivering high-quality multimedia content to more users without the need for hardware updates. Our solutions are already deployed on over 500 aircraft, and we’ve been featured at AIX in 2018, 2019, and 2023. This year, our focus is on showcasing our innovative Distributed Coded Caching technology, which transforms the cabin into an in-seat data center. By partnering with picoNETS and their OpenCaching solution, we’re showing how an aircraft can become a CDN edge node, helping airlines integrate new services and reduce IFC costs.

About picoNETS

picoNETS is a Deep Edge CDN (Content Delivery Network) startup. picoNETS works with leading content partners for an unmatched experience by providing zero buffering and ultra-low latency. picoNETS can deliver 4K Ultra HD, 8K, VR, and AR seamlessly. Applications can also run on the picoNETS platform’s distributed nodes, thereby improving the QoS (Quality of Service). picoNETS works with leading carriers and ISPs worldwide to deliver a superior experience for their users and reduce their backhaul and transit traffic. picoNETS engineers are continually innovating and developing solutions to enhance Internet Experiences.

Come visit us at AIX 2024 to learn more!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want to learn more about our solutions. We’re always here to help!

Looking forward to seeing you at AIX 2024!

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AIX – Media Coverage

We had a great time at AIX 2019. We met old friends and met new ones, and we introduced our technology to some of the journalists there.

click here will take you to the articles so you can see what the experts have been saying about our technology

FIRST VIABLE CABIN WIFI NETWORK LAUNCHED BY CADAMI

Advanced network technology solutions remove barriers to wireless distribution of high-quality IFE content

Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hamburg, 2 April 2019 – Cadami is launching its WiFi cabin technology at Aircraft Interiors. There are significant benefits to using a wireless network. However, current WiFi technology has limited utility because the aircraft cabin is a crowded environment, making it very hard to provide the right bandwidth to transmit high quality content. 

Thomas Kuehn, managing director of Cadami, said, “Wireless transmission of high-quality IFE content has always been just out of reach. Our network technology solutions make it viable.”

Cadami’s network technology solutions give airlines and their IFEC partners all the benefits of using a WiFi network. It is cheaper to install and maintain than a cabled network. Because it uses less cabling, it saves weight. And the network technology solutions make the transmission of a huge library of high-quality content, to both seat back screens and passenger devices, efficient and reliable.

Thomas Kuehn continued, “Our technology is already flying on nearly 200 aircraft, operating over cabled networks and giving passengers around the world access to thousands of films. The next stage is to start WiFi. Using Efficient Coded Caching, we can both overcome the current WiFi limitations while providing the same libraries people are used to with Netflix and Amazon Prime.”

Efficient Coded Caching is a unique, patented combination of the latest coded caching with advanced transmission techniques to make highly efficient use of the network infrastructure and seat-back screens. The result is to effectively increase bandwidth by a factor of between two and five. It means an airline can viably use a WiFi network to make a large library of HD and 4K video content available to every passenger on the biggest aircraft, without jeopardising quality. 

Thomas Kuehn concluded, “We are constantly pushing the boundaries of what technology can do, to provide airlines with more efficient solutions and their passengers with an even better experience.”

Cadami is showing its technology at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at booth 4A04 in the IFEC Zone.

Aircraft Interiors – wireless IFE

Even though there are significant benefits to using a wireless network, the wireless transmission of high-quality IFE content has always been just out of reach. The Cadami network technology solutions make it viable.

We’re going to Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, from 2-5 April, where we’ll be launching our new WiFi cabin technology.

It is cheaper to install and maintain than a cabled network. Because it uses less cabling, it saves weight. And our Efficient Coded Caching technology solutions make the transmission of a huge library of high-quality content, to both seat back screens and passenger devices, efficient and reliable.

Come and see for yourself on booth 4A04 in the IFEC Zone. We look forward to seeing you there.


CADAMI SUPPORTS IEEE 5G SUMMIT

MUNICH, 25 September 2018– Cadami used the IEEE 5G Summit in Dresden in September both to highlight its highly efficient video distribution technology and secure new cooperative deals with both industrial and academic partners.

At IEEE, Cadami was showing the latest platform, developed with Steinwurf ApS. This new generation platform is easier for network owners to deploy. It also provides improved Video on Demand and video streaming quality. 

Cadami, one of the event’s Silver Patrons, demonstrated its advanced coded caching and media transmission technology. It optimises the use of the network, reducing bandwidth usage by 50 to 80 percent. These efficiency savings enable the transmission of a significantly larger library of video content, as well as increased internet capacity.

Michael Heindlmaier of Cadami said, “The IEEE 5G Summit was a very useful day for us. We started out as academics bringing an industrial idea to market, so having the combination of both worlds under one roof is very important, both for us and for the development of 5G technologies. Apart from anything else, it balances what is technologically doable with what is commercially viable.

“The result is that we were able to strengthen our relationships with the world of academia, ensuring we are fully up-to-date with all the latest developments. We also closed agreements to co-operate with other companies on the development of new products and solutions.”

Steinwurf, a Danish software company, specialises in network coding, complimenting Cadami’s technology.


This screenshot shows four screens, all running over the same network. However, the top two are running Cadami software. Click on the image to see the video.

Cadami’s growing customer base, team and technology

Cadami is expanding quickly, working with the major IFE providers, expanding the team and developing new technology solutions.

AIX – Media Coverage

We had a great time at AIX 2018. We met old friends and met new ones, and we introduced our technology to some of the journalists there.

AIX news release

Airlines can now provide huge video libraries without expensive hardware updates.

AIX – Hamburg

Come and see us at Aircraft Interiors in Hamburg, from 10th to 12th March. You’ll find us on the upper level of the IFEC Zone, on booth 4UC41.

Crystal Cabin Awards

Cadami was honoured to be included in the short list for the prestigious Crystal Cabin Awards. These Awards, presented during AIX, are only given to the very best innovations in the aviation industry.