In-Flight Internet Access Finally Taking Off
March 12 2008 / by Venessa Posavec / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: The Web Year: 2008 Rating: 5
Tired of those boring, cramped 4-hour flights? Wish you could be more productive or at least distracted? You’ll be glad to know that the in-flight internet connections that have been hyped over the past year are finally on the verge of reality.
Several companies are locked in a race to be first to offer
the service with airlines. In a matter of months, we’ll be able to
surf the web from land or sky.
Panasonic Avionics is on the verge of penning a deal with a yet-to-be-disclosed airline to offer wireless service via satellite. Their rates are a bit steep at $5.95 per half-hour of access, but because they connect to satellites instead of towers on the ground, internet would be available during trips across the ocean.
