Software service for SkyFi6

SBO

Satellite Bandwidth Optimization

Our cloud server sends optimization policies to SkyFi6, and SkyFi6 applies them to every byte that leaves the aircraft. Satellite data use drops by up to 50%, so you stay inside your plan instead of paying overage, and that can save thousands of dollars a month.

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  • Up to 50% Less Data
  • VIP / GUEST / CREW VLANs
  • Cloud-Managed Policies
  • Fewer Overage Charges
  • Optional Monthly Service
The SkyFi6 Bandwidth Control dashboard with a 3 Mbit policy active: current savings 26%, saving 394 MiB per hour against the baseline; at $100 per GB, a burn of $108.70 per hour against a $147.14 baseline, $38.44 per hour avoided; both Starlink WANs active
SkyFi6 Bandwidth Control with an SBO policy active: 26% less satellite data than the unmanaged baseline in this session. Savings depend on the traffic and the policy, up to 50%.

The cost of going over

Every gigabyte over the plan costs $100 to $250.

Satellite plans for aviation are metered. Use more than the plan includes and each extra gigabyte is billed at $100 to $250, depending on the plan. A busy cabin can go through a plan's data in a few flights.

$250per GB over the plan on Starlink's Aviation Regional 25GB plan
25 GBincluded in that plan each month
Up to 50%less satellite data with SBO

How it works

The cloud sets the rules. SkyFi6 enforces them.

Your traffic never passes through our servers. The SBO cloud server holds the optimization algorithm and the management policies, and sends them to SkyFi6. SkyFi6 applies them on board and sends the cabin's traffic straight over Starlink Mini to the internet, using less of your plan.

Airline-style networks

VIP, GUEST and CREW, on any aircraft.

We can set up any aircraft with the same network settings airlines use: separate VIP, GUEST and CREW VLANs. Each VLAN carries its own bandwidth-saving policy, and SkyFi6 manages its traffic accordingly.

VIP

Owners and VIP passengers

Its own network, with its own policy for the people the aircraft flies for.

GUEST

Guests and passengers

Separate from VIP and crew, with a policy that keeps the plan in check.

CREW

Pilots and cabin crew

Kept apart for operational use, with its own policy.

Savings estimate

What overage costs you, with and without SBO.

Move the sliders to match your aircraft. The defaults are Starlink's Aviation Regional 25GB plan, 25 GB included and $250 for each extra GB, with SBO saving 30% of the data. SBO can save up to 50%.

Try our simulator. Drag the sliders to estimate how much SBO could save your aircraft each month.

Without SBO
$8,750
With SBO
$4,250

Inside the planOveragePlan limit

Estimated overage saved $4,500 per month · $54,000 a year

Overage charges only; the plan fee and the SBO subscription are not included. SBO saves up to 50% of satellite data; actual results depend on the traffic and the policies. Prices are Starlink's published aviation prices as of August 2026 and may change.

Optional service

A small monthly subscription

SBO is an optional service for SkyFi6, billed monthly. On a busy aircraft it can pay for itself many times over, every month.

  • Policies managed from our cloud server, applied by SkyFi6
  • VIP, GUEST and CREW VLANs, each with its own policy
  • Usage visible in the SkyFi6 dashboard
Works with

SkyFi6 and SkyFi6 Briefcase

SBO runs on SkyFi6, whether it is installed in the aircraft or carried aboard as the SkyFi6 Briefcase, with one or two Starlink terminals.

Paying overage every month?

Tell us your aircraft, your plan and your monthly usage. We'll show you what SBO can save.

Ask About SBO Call +1 (770) 220-4545