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New scheme for wireless onboard internet
Boeing is working with a US technology provider to enable air passengers to surf the internet securely on long-haul flights using a wireless connection.
The American aircraft manufacturer and high-tech company iPass have teamed up to produce a new wireless internet connection system, according to a Reuters report.
California-based iPass, which makes software allowing travellers to link up to their offices from remote locations, told the agency that passengers should be able to connect to the web on planes within six months.
Many travellers already use laptops wirelessly in hotels, cafes and airports and many are reportedly keen to keep on doing so once they are in the air.
The new system will use satellites to deliver the internet to planes, and the links will then be beamed to passengers’ laptops using short-range wireless links.
No details have been announced of how much it will cost passengers to use the in-flight link-up.
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