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INTELLIGENT VERTICAL: AVIATION
HIGH-QUALITY IN-FLIGHT
INTERNET UPGRADES
PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
The passenger experience is taking off on board the aircraft
as airlines offer enhanced Wi-Fi services to allow customers
to enjoy improved quality streaming from thousands of feet
in the air. Passengers are able to conduct business meetings,
video call family members and watch their favourite TV
shows hassle-free from the comfort of their seats.
V
iasat, a global communications
company, and Honeywell,
have announced an expanded
agreement where Honeywell, as part of
its GoDirect Cabin Connectivity suite of
services, will offer Viasat’s high-speed
Ka-band in-flight Internet service to large
and mid-cabin business jet customers.
Viasat’s Ka-band service is proven to
support more passengers and more devices
simultaneously through all phases of flight,
when performing bandwidth-intensive
applications, including accessing virtual
private networks, or streaming high-
definition (HD) video calls, cloud content or
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live TV entertainment. By offering Viasat’s
service, GoDirect customers can:
• Conduct business or experience
entertainment at 40,000 feet, as they
do on the ground. The capacity offered
through Viasat’s Ka-band network
enables all passengers on board to
efficiently conduct business, or enjoy
cloud-based entertainment at any
altitude and at faster speeds with the
industry’s current fastest speeds offered
on all plans, regardless of data allowance
• Watch live streaming TV with minimal-
to-no impact on the data plan. Business
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THEY CAN NOW
LOOK FORWARD
TO ENJOYING
THE LATEST
GENERATION WI-
FI ACROSS OUR
LONG-HAUL FLEET
OVER THE NEXT
TWO YEARS.
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