Continental to Offer Inflight WiFi in 2012

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Mar 232011
 


Continental Airlines plans to roll out WiFi Internet service on flights within the U.S. beginning next year.

Continental is working with inflight entertainment provider LiveTV to offer the service via Ka-band.

Ka-band is supposed to offer higher transmission speeds for browsing content-rich websites, sending and receiving e-mails and downloading files.

Ka-band will utilize ViaSat’s ViaSat-1, which will be the world’s highest-capacity satellite upon its launch later in 2011.

Continental is looking at offering the WiFi service on over 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft.

It is unclear how much Continental plans to charge for the WiFi service.

Continental’s sister company United Airlines currently offers inflight Internet service on 14 aircraft, including on all premium service flights linking New York Kennedy with Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Free Wi-Fi in Air this Holiday Season Too

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Nov 082010
 

Google has joined hands with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America to provide free Gogo Inflight Internet to their passengers throughout the holiday season. Travelers flying on AirTran, Delta or Virgin America between November 20, 2010 and January 2, 2011 can enjoy free Wi-Fi on any of their domestic flights to […]

Buy Gogo Inflight Internet Access on Ground

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Jun 282010
 

Aircell is now letting flyers purchase a monthly subscription for its Gogo inflight Internet access service before they even get on the plane. The service may now be purchased at the Gogo web site. Previously, the service could be purchased on the flight only. To kick off the launch, Aircell […]