Lufthansa Preps Wi-Fi For Takeoff
Posted: 23rd Mar, 2004 By: MarkJ
Long-distance travellers on Lufthansa will, from next month, benefit from the airlines introduction of in-flight broadband wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access:
After testing the system during 2003, Lufthansa is now gearing up for full-scale deployment across its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft.
"Certainly by next month, we'll have our first broadband-enabled aeroplane officially flying," a Lufthansa spokesman told ZDNet UK on Monday. "It worked brilliantly when we trialled it last year. Our advantage over other companies who are trialling in-flight Internet services is that ours gives a true broadband connection. It's as fast as working in the office," he added.
Lufthansa's in-flight Internet service was developed in partnership with Connexion by Boeing. As ZDNet UK reported back in January 2003, Connexion by Boeing's system uses a geostationary satellite to provide a 20 megabits per second (Mbps) downlink from the Internet to the plane, and a 1Mbps uplink.
Sadly no pricing details have been offered up, although it's unlikely to be the cheapest of services. More @ ZDNet.
After testing the system during 2003, Lufthansa is now gearing up for full-scale deployment across its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft.
"Certainly by next month, we'll have our first broadband-enabled aeroplane officially flying," a Lufthansa spokesman told ZDNet UK on Monday. "It worked brilliantly when we trialled it last year. Our advantage over other companies who are trialling in-flight Internet services is that ours gives a true broadband connection. It's as fast as working in the office," he added.
Lufthansa's in-flight Internet service was developed in partnership with Connexion by Boeing. As ZDNet UK reported back in January 2003, Connexion by Boeing's system uses a geostationary satellite to provide a 20 megabits per second (Mbps) downlink from the Internet to the plane, and a 1Mbps uplink.
Sadly no pricing details have been offered up, although it's unlikely to be the cheapest of services. More @ ZDNet.
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