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Aviation Broadband Blog & News Analysis

March 24, 2008
The Economy vs. Business Strategy

"As many fret about the 2008 economy, there is growing concern that slowing consumer spending will halt plans for the deployment of wireless networks on commercial aircraft. However, past data has shown that microeconomic factors like pricing and the ability to share equipment costs with other applications have been far more a factor for this industry than the state of the overall economy."

March 10, 2008
On the Ground, In the Air

"FC-AV is already used extensively on military jets, which obviously don't have much need for IFE, but need video to depict navaids, for Head-Up Displays, and on other devices where there's an immediate, tactical application. As a result, the military often moves quickly to deploy the latest technology, even if it means paying a little more. The problem with copying the armed services is that the Air Force does not have to answer to shareholders. "


February 8, 2008
More Survey Nonsense


February 1, 2008
Picocell Podcast

January 25, 2008

Orbitz-Southwest Battle Comes to In-Flight Internet

"The Orbitz owners also have a big problem with Southwest, because it won't feed their reservation system, it forces them to cut fares, and it sued them in 2001 to prevent the creation of the online booking system."

January 18, 2008
2007 was a Big Year for Airline Wi-Fi

January 11, 2008
CES Update : Dreamflyer

Aviation Broadband Blog


Press Releases

March 18, 2008
Packet Video Poised for Dramatic Growth on Commercial Jets

February 11, 2008
Freesky Research Releases White Paper on In-Flight Wi-Fi Pricing

January 30, 2008
Airlines Will Install over 4,000 Picocells for Passenger GSM and Wi-Fi Services between 2008 and 2011, according to Freesky Research

January 14, 2008
In Flight Cell Phone Ban Could Hurt U.S. Competitiveness, according to Freesky Research

December 10, 2007
Airline Passengers Will Send over 60 Million Text Messages in 2010, according to Freesky Research

October 22, 2007
In-Flight Broadband is Breaking the Satcom Antenna Market into Two Pieces, according to Freesky Research


October 2, 2007
The Trio is Back - Freesky Research and Telecom Pragmatics Offer Institutional Investors Three Perspectives for the Price of One

August 28, 2007
HDTV-capable Telco Lines to Pass More Than 35 Million Homes by 2010, according to Freesky Research

August 8, 2007
With IP Video, Content is not King, according to Freesky Research

July 11, 2007
Private Jets Will Account for the Majority of the Aviation Broadband Market through 2011, according to Freesky Research

June 5, 2007
Competing Modem Technologies are not Slowing the Growth of Broadband Satellite, according to Freesky Research

March 28, 2007
Aviation and Remote Access are the Future of Satellite WAN Acceleration, according to Freesky Research





















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