Airplane 4G is coming-4G network-IT news 4G network on the plane is coming

Headquartered in United Kingdom London international maritime satellite service provider Inmarsat has said, the company plans on continental flights safely airborne 4G network systems and allow smart phones, tablet computers and portable devices are connected to the high-speed network. Prior to this, United States mobile operators t has also said that in the United States on a flight to provide similar services to allow passengers on the aircraft to be able to fully enjoy the 4G wireless network services.

It is reported that there is already part of the aircraft is equipped with a wireless network, but the network access services are mostly provided by Gogo flights within the network services provider, using a slower 3G Internet services. Therefore, flights arriving visitors can send and receive e-mail messages, and other basic operations.

News that the United Kingdom Airlines (British Airways) is already in Inmarsat communication network system of airborne 4G. The airline routes in Europe are currently no network services are opened, as BA's slow pace that existing airborne network systems, and passenger demand is high enough.

In this regard, the company spokesman, in an interview for British Airways United States media said in a CNN interview, the company believes in the airborne 4G network services after the activation, passengers whose flights will also increase network demand.

"This (Airborne 4G network service) will provide our passengers with the same network access when services on the ground. "The United Kingdom airline product and service head Kate-Salton (Kate Thornton) said.

It is reported that Inmarsat will take place in the next few years invested approximately 550 million dollar erection of the 4G network, including the launch of several satellites to Earth's atmosphere, surface construction at the same time a series of base station transmits signals responsible for the aircraft. But some analysts believe that airborne Wifi service is still not truly "seamless connectivity" quality of service.

United States investment bank Jefferies analyst Gilles-Thorne (Giles Thorne), said: "you will not get as waiting at the bus station of network experience, but this service has been very good. ”

Inmarsat expects by 2020, more than 50% of the world's aircraft equipped with the airborne Internet service, through this service the airlines are expected to reap hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenues.

On the other hand, United States carriers AT&T said it would be at the end of 2015 through the United States territory of wireless signal network to achieve the new paved space onboard the 4G network services. AT&T says, this program is designed not only to meet the entertainment needs of passengers and, more importantly, is to provide maximum convenience for passengers and crew. In fact, since 2008, AT&T in the area of wireless networks has invested more than 140 billion dollars, has in recent years continued to expand network coverage of 4G/LTE.

It is reported that AT&T has teamed up with United States aviation manufacturer Honeywell cooperation in the field of science and technology research and development products for improvement of current aircraft of the airborne wireless connection network access services is not ideal.