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The antennas are already installed in pretty much all 'newer'airplanes due to ACARS, only the internal antennas and software need work. 'The external antennas
by eduardordm 14y ago
The antennas are already installed in pretty much all 'newer'airplanes due to ACARS, only the internal antennas and software need work.
'The external antennas also add drag to the fuselage' not really. I used to fly airplanes with antennas installed, they were used for ACARS only, no changes to consumption were in any spec or manual. Those numbers are important and even minor changes are always there. If not were so small they couldn't be measured.
The upfront investment and certification process are probably the reason this is taking this long.
Companies will never make any money out of wifi, but companies that choose not to offer it are doomed.
- joezydeco 14y agoAccording to the wiki page on Boeing's Connexion, the equipment cost was $500,000.
- ben1040 14y agohttp://boardingarea.com/blogs/traveltechtalk/2008/06/30/why-will-aircell-gogo-succeed-where-boeing-connexion-failed/ http://boardingarea.com/blogs/traveltechtalk/2008/06/30/why-... The Boeing Connexion system was satellite-based (thus high latency), cost $500K per plane, and weighed 1000 pounds. The Gogo equipment costs $100K per plane, and weighs 100 pounds. It's ground-based, with stations using EVDO equipment that point upwards. Presumably the EVDO base stations cost a lot less to implement and operate than running a satellite uplink, since that's tried and true cell phone tech.