What are the benefits for passengers?
Airline passengers will enjoy high-speed connectivity for Internet browsing, email, text messaging, chat, and SMS (where airborne cellular is allowed). With the Row 44 system, a second multi-cast 45 Mbps receive-only channel can be provisioned using the same equipment for dedicated transport of IP television. The passenger will gain access to all these services via the airline’s in-flight entertainment system or their own devices through Wi-Fi access points onboard the aircraft.