Articles tagged with: In Flight and Wi Fi

Alaska Airlines Sees Sucess in Wi-Fi Trials

Alaska Airlines has published the initial results of its in-flight Wi-Fi service trial, which was launched in February. More than 2,100 passengers logged on and used Alaska Airlines Inflight Wi-Fi. Of those passengers who tried the service and completed a survey during or after their flight, more than 96 percent intend to use it again. Alaska Airlines says that it will begin evaluating pricing models for the service and will continue to gather feedback from customers.  more

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ZTE, Qualcomm and Aircell Collaborate on In-flight Mobile Broadband System

..ing with the base station. As a result, the service dramatically improves upon previous in-flight wireless services, which were slow, expensive and complex. "At ZTE, we are committed to developing customized and flexible solutions that enable  more

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In-Flight Broadband Service Revenue to Approach $1 Billion by 2012

The market for in-flight broadband services is poised to grow to $936 million in 2012, according to recent research by MultiMedia Intelligence. Despite industry plight, airlines are continuing to invest in new entertainment services due to their potential for additional revenue generation. MultiMedia Intelligence (MMI) anticipates that given a projected 2H 2008 launch of revenue service (initially trials, with full launches ensuing), the in-flight broadband market will debut and generate $6.6 million worldwide in passenger revenues in 2008.  more

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