It seemed that Boeing would be the first company to implement real Internet connectivity during in-flight. Yes, soon you’ll be able to surf Facebook and watch some YouTube some 30,000 kilometres up in the sky. The company has just announced the first certification and installation of Panasonic Avionics’ eXConnect in-flight internet service in one of its Boeing Business Jet 737 aircraft, which will initially be used by Panasonic itself for ongoing testing and demonstrations.
That’s the same system that will be used by Cathay Pacific, and consist of a fuselage-mounted antenna that communicates with a network of satellites to deliver speeds of up to 50Mbps, or about a hundred times faster than most competing in-flight WiFi. Thus far, this is still in testing stage, so there’s no mention of implementation into commercial aircraft anytime soon. But I can bet that soon it’ll get into our super-expensive long-haul flights anyway.
viaInformation Week
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