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JETNET Acquires ADS-B Exchange
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:13 pm
by Valkyrie
Maybe of interest to some folk..
JETNET Acquires ADS-B Exchange
JETNET, a leading provider of aviation data and market intelligence, announced today that it acquired ADS-B Exchange, one of the world’s largest networks of ADS-B/Mode S/MLAT feeders and providers of real-time and historical flight data. The acquisition is the second of what the company anticipates will be several future acquisitions as JETNET expands its data-driven product offerings for the aviation industry.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/jetnet_ac ... 129536.htm
Re: JETNET Acquires ADS-B Exchange
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:18 pm
by Nighthawke
Let's hope they don't change things too much and keep it freely available.
ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:19 pm
by POL
https://www.jetnet.com/news/jetnet-acqu ... hange.html
January 25, 2023
UTICA, NY - JETNET, a leading provider of aviation data and market intelligence, announced today that it acquired ADS-B Exchange, one of the world’s largest networks of ADS-B/Mode S/MLAT feeders and providers of real-time and historical flight data. The acquisition is the second of what the company anticipates will be several future acquisitions as JETNET expands its data-driven product offerings for the aviation industry.
Founded in 2016 by Dan Streufert, ADS-B Exchange aggregates approximately 750,000 messages per second worldwide via receivers hosted by aviation enthusiasts around the world. The acquisition of ADS-B Exchange will enable JETNET to expand its flight data solutions with real-time information.
“ADS-B Exchange was founded as the go-to resource for aviation and flight-data enthusiasts,” said Dan Streufert, President and Founder of ADS-B Exchange. “Joining forces with JETNET is the perfect match as we look to meet the business needs of our users while maintaining our enthusiast roots and unfiltered data. With a long history of providing highly valuable data to the aviation industry, JETNET offers the resources we need to accelerate our growth.”
Like JETNET, ADS-B Exchange serves numerous constituents across the aviation industry, including Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO), airport operations, and aircraft leasing. In addition, its real-time data is used by dozens of commercial customers across numerous end markets, including aerospace & defense, government, research/academic, and financial services.
“We are committed to providing our customers with innovative product offerings which provide the information and intelligence they rely on to make critical business decisions,” said JETNET CEO Derek Swaim. “We’ve long admired ADS-B Exchange and know how strategic the company’s real-time data offerings are to the aviation industry. Dan has done an incredible job building a fast-growing business that customers love. We believe he, and the ADS-B Exchange platform, will bring significant value to our customers.”
About JETNET
As a leading provider of aviation market information, JETNET delivers comprehensive and reliable business aircraft research to its exclusive clientele of aviation professionals worldwide. JETNET is the ultimate source of information and intelligence on the worldwide business, commercial, and helicopter aircraft fleet and marketplace, comprising more than 110,000 airframes. Headquartered in its state-of-the-art facility in Utica, NY, JETNET offers comprehensive, user-friendly aircraft data via real-time internet access or regular updates. JETNET is a portfolio company of Silversmith Capital Partners.
For information on JETNET and our exclusive services, visit
www.jetnet.com or contact Paul Cardarelli, JETNET Vice President of Sales, at 800.553.8638 (USA) or
paul@jetnet.com.
About ADS-B Exchange
ADS-B Exchange collects data from over 10,000 receivers located around the world, aggregating the data onto a real-time web-based display for enthusiasts, and raw-data products for professional and commercial usage. Visit
www.ADSBexchange.com for more information.
About Silversmith Capital Partners
Founded in 2015, Silversmith Capital Partners is a Boston-based growth equity firm with $3.3 billion of capital under management. Silversmith’s mission is to partner with and support the best entrepreneurs in growing, profitable technology and healthcare companies. Representative investments include ActiveCampaign, Appfire, DistroKid, impact.com, Iodine Software, LifeStance Health, PDFTron, and Webflow. For more information, including a full list of portfolio investments, visit
www.silversmith.com or follow the firm on LinkedIn.
Obviously in the short term it means no change (other than there are a LOT of feeders pulling the plug on their feed clients) but long term will we still see unfiltered data? Possibly/probably not.
There's a couple of replacements mentioned, none of them are good.
Re: JETNET Acquires ADS-B Exchange
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:04 pm
by Valkyrie
Nighthawke wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:18 pm
Let's hope they don't change things too much and keep it freely available.
I would imagine it will change…the owner has sold out the platform which solely relied on data being submitted for free
Folks switching off upload servers…
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:32 pm
by Eagle130
I also wonder what this means for the bald geeks brilliant ACARs site which is currently hosted by ADSB exchange…
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:03 pm
by POL
Eagle130 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:32 pm
I also wonder what this means for the bald geeks brilliant ACARs site which is currently hosted by ADSB exchange…
Up in the air at the moment, TBG is just waiting for things to settle down as he knows just as little as the rest of us.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:23 pm
by toom317
Well I guess that'll mean the military side of thing will be subscription only then. I've been getting messages to donate for weeks now and was wondering what was going on.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:42 pm
by Castic
Eagle130 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:32 pm
I also wonder what this means for the bald geeks brilliant ACARs site which is currently hosted by ADSB exchange…
That would be more of a loss than ADSBX, other similar sites exist to cover whatever comes of the tracking side, The Bald Geek is unique and many of the data sets are not shared anywhere else. Big Loss that will be.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:14 pm
by EGDR
toom317 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:23 pm
Well I guess that'll mean the military side of thing will be subscription only then.
To be honest, more military does still show on other free sites like FR24 and Planefinder than most people say. There is still filtering, of course, but the worst hit types are private jets.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:27 pm
by RJ79
Private equity investment never ends well. These guys only come in to build it up to make a profit and sell it (or pocket some hefty returns). Shame, as I stopped using 360 and stuck with ADSB. I'm guessing at some point it will be sub only (or they will stick a load more adverts over the site), time will tell........
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:17 am
by zero_gravity
Interesting development.
Of course PlanePlotter remains a private network , no ads , no blocking , just data , including Mode A/C and "the" place to go for mil enthusiasts.
ZG
PP Support.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:36 pm
by davedubya
zero_gravity wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:17 am
Interesting development.
Of course PlanePlotter remains a private network , no ads , no blocking , just data , including Mode A/C and "the" place to go for mil enthusiasts.
ZG
PP Support.
Does Planeplotter come with military coverage or does one still have to pay a subscription for it?
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:02 pm
by Ghostrider01
has it had the plug pulled completely already 'cos unless I've done something wrong (possible for sure
), the nothing is flying in Europe at all .. mil or civvy !!
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:20 pm
by Typeflyer
Same for me too! Unbelievable if it has gone already.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:28 pm
by Typeflyer
Looks like it could be back live - I was preparing to bombard JetNet!
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:35 pm
by foxfire
I'm currently getting full military and civil coverage right now with everything looking absolutely normal. How long for is, of course, another matter...
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:39 pm
by POL
No plug pulling just yet. June, when the hosting contract is up, maybe.
davedubya wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:36 pm
Does Planeplotter come with military coverage or does one still have to pay a subscription for it?
You have to pay. You also have to have a Windows computer to run it.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:07 pm
by zero_gravity
davedubya wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:36 pm
zero_gravity wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:17 am
Interesting development.
Of course PlanePlotter remains a private network , no ads , no blocking , just data , including Mode A/C and "the" place to go for mil enthusiasts.
ZG
PP Support.
Does Planeplotter come with military coverage or does one still have to pay a subscription for it?
PlanePlotter has a single one off payment of 25 Euros* licence fee after that if you supply the correct type of data via your receiver , Mode - S and Mode A/C mil traffic info is free , if you can't do that then there is a fee of just 12 Euros* a year to see mil stuff.
*Plus Tax
The more sharers we have , the better the coverage.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:46 pm
by POL
By my count somewhere between 1500 and 2000 feeders have stopped sharing since the news was announced.
Re: ADS-B Exchange sold to private equity firm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:48 pm
by davedubya
POL wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:39 pm
No plug pulling just yet. June, when the hosting contract is up, maybe.
davedubya wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:36 pm
Does Planeplotter come with military coverage or does one still have to pay a subscription for it?
You have to pay. You also have to have a Windows computer to run it.
There is a mobile app you can sideload onto Android for £10.