Southwest To Test Satellite Broadband Internet In-Flight
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Southwest Airlines recently announced plans to test satellite delivered broadband internet services in on multiple aircraft. They are partnering with Row 44 to provided these services.
They will be testing the system on four different aircraft this summer.
“Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce its partnership with Row 44, and we intend to deliver the highest bandwidth available to commercial airlines in the United States,” said Dave Ridley, Southwest Airlines’ Senior Vice President of Marketing. “Southwest’s selection of satellite technology will offer a more robust experience for more Customers per aircraft versus other solutions available in the marketplace.”
“Southwest is looking for the best solution for our Customers not only for Internet e-mail access, but for additional inflight entertainment as well,” Ridley said. “We look forward to exploring this cutting-edge technology with Row 44 and hope this will keep our Customers productive and entertained inflight.”
This service will provide anyone with a wi-fi enabled laptop or other handheld device a connection to the ‘net. No word on whether this feature will cost passengers extra.
We’ll keep you posted with updates.