Honeywell to Bring Wi-fi Satellite Communications to Airlines
In August, Rockwell announced a deal in principle to be the...
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airplanes failed because of high capital and operating costs and lukewarm support from passengers...
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airborne broadband connections...
communicating with one of 135 antennae on the ground in North America...
another," said Jimmy Shaeffler, an analyst at the consulting firm Carmel Group, Internet download speeds peak at 3...
American and Virgin America, charges based on use, from $1...
Earlier efforts to enable satellite communications and wireless connectivity on...
expects to offer speeds of up to 50 megabits a second...
and thousands of additional planes are slated to add such capabilities over the next few years...
commitment to provide comprehensive connectivity offerings," according to an emailed statement...
onboard gear that will connect with a new generation of Inmarsat satellites...
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"The communication from the ground to airplane has to deal with weather" as well as "signal from one antenna to...
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The 20-year agreement, expected to be announced Wednesday, will bring faster speeds and more seamless Wi-Fi services to...
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, which estimates it has 87% of the Internet-enabled North American commercial...
provider came after arch rival Rockwell Collins Inc...
"For future generations of travelers who are very entertainment focused, Wi-Fi can be one of the factors that gets...
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two Internet service providers on the new high-speed network...
communications operator Inmarsat ISAT...
Experts say advances in technology, including smaller, lighter antennae, make the...
latest concept more financially inviting for service providers, equipment makers and airlines...
years, with 6,100 planes having in-flight Wi-Fi by 2015, when revenue from such services will reach $1...
Gogo has signed an agreement with Inmarsat to be one of...
has to be right for the consumer...
world, with nearly three-quarters of all mobile traffic involving watching videos...
83% failed to...
new satellites next year, with services beginning for customers by 2014...
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Inmarsat's satellite communication service...
wouldn't say why the talks fell apart...
aircraft, according to its filing with regulators for an initial public offering...
which is investing $1...
Still, Honeywell is bound to face intense...
By 2016, Honeywell expects there will be 10 billion mobile devices in the...
Gogo uses a ground-based system, with Wi-Fi hot spots in jets...
In a bid to capitalize on the growing market for fast...
end of 2010, and it expects the percentage to rise to 10% by the end of this year...
94% abandoned an offering marketed as Connexion in 2006...
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1 megabits a second on airlines...
The company "is evaluating alternative broadband solutions as part of its continued...
Currently Gogo, which provides service for Delta,...
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"The key point is the price...
Internet access on airliners, Honeywell International Inc...
In-Stat estimates about 8% of passengers use the service now, up from 4% at the...
supplied by Gogo In...
" The latest plans will...
that get Wi-Fi service from Gogo...
secure an agreement...
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a traveler to consider an airline," said Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of the consulting group Atmosphere Research Group...
32% to provide equipment for...
after investing at least $1 billion over almost six years...
rival systems...
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also face intense price competition...
8 billion in new revenue from the sale of antennae and other...
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estimates it will get $2...
onboard connectivity in the U...
The deal with the satellite communications...
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competition, with international giants like Panasonic Corp...
In addition to passenger connections, the proposed system is designed to stream...
planes already offer passengers the option of using some type of Wi-Fi broadband services,...
exclusive supplier, but those talks unwound earlier this year...
will give it an edge in the fast-growing arena...
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substantially more maintenance and safety-related data from planes than current options permit...
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satellite-based system makes more sense...
Honeywell hopes the partnership with Inmarsat...
60% has signed a deal with satellite...
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global flights, raising the prospect that fliers could stream video on thousands of jetliners, business jets and government planes...
2 billion to build out the system, will launch the first of a trio of...
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The use of in-flight Internet services is expected to increase rapidly over the next five...
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