Originally Posted by
baswell
Not streaming yet, the contents are on the iPad. Streaming to 100 iPads over WiFi wouldn't work very well I don't think. But I would imagine in future they will use WiFi for multi-player games and some more dynamic data. (like destination weather, gate info, etc.)
bas, it is WiFi streaming:
Qantas will put an Apple iPad 2 in every seat on planes in its domestic Boeing 767 fleet, using wireless streaming to beam movies, TV shows and music to the tablets.
The airline's 'Q Streaming' system, which was trialled on a single aircraft earlier this year, will be rolled out across the 767 fleet, with the devices offered free of charge to travellers in business and economy.
The 767s lack individual per-seat video for passengers: there’s just a few small screens in the bulkhead and hanging from overhead.
Qantas says the first Boeing 767 with the new system will roll out in the fourth quarter of this year and will predominantly operate on east coast 'triangle' routes between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as the five-hour trek to Perth.
However, it seems that the iPads won't make their way across the Red Roo's entire 21-stong Boeing 767 fleet.
When Australian Business Traveller sought clarification on how many aircraft would be fitted with the technology, a Qantas spokesperson told us that while the airline "plans to roll out Q Streaming across the B767 fleet, we’ll continue to review retirement options for some of the B767s and will have a definitive number in due course."
All passengers on an iPad-equipped 767 will find an iPad 2 sitting in their seat-back pocket, while those in business class will also get a flexible stand which can be used on the fold-down meal tray.
The planes will carry one tablet for every seat, with several spares on hand.
A special ‘Q Streaming’ app loaded onto the iPad act as the front-end for 'on demand' content broadcast from a central server on the aircraft.
Qantas says the iPads are "locked down", bypassing Apple's normal home screen and booting straight into the Q Streaming app.
Video: Q Streaming in action
Earlier this year Australian Business Traveller took to the skies to try Q Streaming in the trial, which used technology provided by Lufthansa Systems.
Although Qantas has opted to roll out Q Streaming using a different platform provided by Panasonic, the basics of streaming content via WiFi to the iPad will remain the same, although some aspects such as the look and feel of the Q Streaming app will change.
The video below, and the photos and report which follow, are based on the original Lufthansa Systems' implementation of Q Streaming.
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