ORAC
15th Jan 2003, 13:50
Today, January 15th, Lufthansa began offering broadband Internet service on Boeing 747-400s, beginning with the daily service between Frankfurt and Washington. In the first quarter of 2003, the airlines company will also begin providing Wi-Fi LAN ( 802.11a) service in over 50 lounges.
Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing, in Seattle, Washington, will provide the satellite-based data communications service in the air. The service offera a 20Mbps pipe to the aircraft and 1Mbps from the aircraft, shared between the passengers and the crew. Connection speed per PC should average about 256K.
First-class and business-class travelers can plug their notebooks aircraft's onboard LAN via their seats or, alternatively, use Wi-Fi. Economy-class passengers can connect to the system with Wi-Fi-equipped notebooks. The aircraft carries 50 laptops for customer use. The service is free for the first 3 months, there after the cost is expected to be around $35 a flight.
Connexion has enlisted several other airline customers, including BA, JAL and SAS. BA plans to roll out the service in February.
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Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing, in Seattle, Washington, will provide the satellite-based data communications service in the air. The service offera a 20Mbps pipe to the aircraft and 1Mbps from the aircraft, shared between the passengers and the crew. Connection speed per PC should average about 256K.
First-class and business-class travelers can plug their notebooks aircraft's onboard LAN via their seats or, alternatively, use Wi-Fi. Economy-class passengers can connect to the system with Wi-Fi-equipped notebooks. The aircraft carries 50 laptops for customer use. The service is free for the first 3 months, there after the cost is expected to be around $35 a flight.
Connexion has enlisted several other airline customers, including BA, JAL and SAS. BA plans to roll out the service in February.
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