Major milestone in high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi plan
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The roll-out of high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi got a step closer this week, after Honeywell and Inmarsat announced that the design of their new system been confirmed.
The GX Aviation system is intended to offer in-flight connection speeds of up to 50Mbps over both land and sea. The first of three satellites to support the system was launched from Kazakhstan late last year, and the system is on track to be put into production in the first half of 2015.
“Successful completion of our final design review is one more milestone along our path to product introduction in the first half of 2015,” said Jack Jacobs, vice president of marketing for Honeywell Safety & Information Systems.
“We are on track to bring a new level of high-speed, in-fight connectivity to consumers and airlines around the world, regardless of whether it is a domestic or international flight. In addition, we are actively working with several air transport and business aviation manufacturers to provide GX Aviation and to enable a truly connected aircraft from gate to gate and from ground to over 12,000 metres,” he added.
Honeywell and Inmarsat said the GX Aviation system would target “both passenger aircraft and business jets”, enabling passengers to use the internet in the same way they would at home, including making real-time social media updates, sending and receiving emails and live-streaming TV.
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