[Article]Aircell's Real-time Broadband Connectivity

Ruu_Old

Just spotted this when booking a flight a few hours ago on aa.com. I think it is old news though.

American Airlines is committed to enhancing the travel experience for its customers as the first aircraft installation of the Aircell® Internet broadband connectivity solution has been completed. American, which will be the first U.S. airline to offer customers Aircell's Internet broadband solution, plans on additional installations and testing of the technology in 2008 on all 15 of its Boeing 767-200 aircraft that primarily fly transcontinental routes.

Aircell's exclusive air-to-ground broadband system will provide customers with an Internet connection, VPN (virtual private network) access, and e-mail capabilities through all Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, PDAs and portable gaming devices. Customers will experience speeds similar to wireless, mobile, broadband services on the ground

After testing and certification is completed, customer benefits will also include:

# Complimentary access to AA.com including services such as gates and times, fares and AAdvantage information,
# Access to the Wall Street Journal Digest Edition,
# Compatibility with VPNs used to access corporate intranets and exchange email,
# And seamless coverage over the continental U.S. above 10,000 feet.


Aircell will offer the connectivity solution to American Airlines customers in all classes of service on the B767-200 aircraft for a fee.

RoundyMooney

Posting from 35,000 feet?

Interesting!