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Articles tagged with: In Flight
In-Flight Mobile Phones May Not be Economically Viable
A new report from TMF Associates forecasts that widespread deployment of in-flight cellular services could be limited to those airlines who can justify investment in passenger connectivity as a service differentiator, since many airlines may be unable to demonstrate a compelling direct return on investment in these services. more
Patent Application for Cellphone in Planes Device
..Q says that it has applied for a patent for a new concept that allows cell phones to be operated in-flight, without interfering with the aircraft's avionics and the ground networks and eliminates the problem of annoying voice calls.Ron Chapman, ASiQ' more
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Verizon, JetBlue OK'd To Bid in May Spectrum Auction"
..rways Corp. unit are among nine companies approved to bid for licenses to provide high-capacity, in-flight Internet service, the Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday.The auction will occur on May 10. It will be conducted in four roun more
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Two Airlines to Trial In-Flight Cellphone Use
..mobile phones inflight for the first time.OnAir estimates that the addressable market for in-flight mobile telephony will be over 700 million passengers by 2009 and that the value of onboard communications will be US$1.6 billion for voice and US$400 more
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Qualcomm and Connexion by Boeing says that they are working together to test and demonstrate in-flight wireless communications aboard Connexion One, a specially equipped Boeing 737-400 aircraft.
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Wireless network in a box for planes
TECORE Wireless Systems says that it has launched FlightCore, an in-flight, all-IP GSM/CDMA wireless communications system for aircraft. The FlightCore system is currently being trialed with a leading airborne operator, and the operations of the system is coordinated with aircraft instrumentation using time, location, altitude and other relevant data in provisioning services to subscribers on-board. more
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Cellphone use on planes is for data, not voice - report"
..he wireless industry, it has spawned disapproval among some consumer groups as the potential for in-flight usage would create disturbances to passengers. IDC investigated the results of a recent worldwide survey asking respondents for information on more
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Airbus planes to come with in-flight GSM capability
..assenger service offer," said Violante.OnAir market research has identified in-flight use of mobile phones as the number one communications choice among airline passengers, particularly on short and medium-length flights. OnAir says that it is moving more
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Mobile phones on planes contract signed
..sonal cellular telephones in flight."AltoBridge technology is leading the way to a viable in-flight cellular solution," said Honeywell Cabin Services Business Leader David Gilbert. "Combining AltoBridge's proven software knowledge with Honeywell's t more
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..mail services for passengers and crew. Aircraft communications for advanced in-flight passenger and crew applications are a key focus and SITA is a leader in developing onboard global access to new services in this area." more
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