In-flight Wi-Fi is one of the best aspects of modern air travel -- even though it's far slower than what you'd get from a 4G LTE smartphone or a typical home broadband connection. But that could all change in a few years.
JetBlue's lack of in-flight Wi-Fi — now a necessary tool for business travelers and tech geeks alike — has been its biggest weakness. But that's about to change.
Guest Post To understand Gogo's economics challenge, you first have to know that there is limited bandwidth to each aircraft -- a peak 3.1 Mbps of bandwidth to share among 100+ passengers. (For comparison, I regularly get 15Mbps-25Mbps on my home broadband, just for me.)
In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo has increased its pricing on several flights throughout the United States, including the popular San Francisco to New York flight on Virgin America.
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With its stock continually reaching new lows, Groupon is going to greater heights to find customers. The daily-deals site is now advertising deals to customers via Gogo’s in-flight wireless service. (Disclosure: I have puts and several wagers relating to Groupon.)…
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It’s been a little bit more than three years since in-flight WiFi started to really take to the skies, but it’s already becoming an indispensable tool for many travelers.
I was at San Francisco airport last Friday waiting for a …
Airplane Wi-Fi service provider Gogo has filled an initial public offering today that will raise an estimated $100 million for the company, according to SEC documents.
Gogo offers an in-flight Wi-Fi service on nine major airlines in North America, including …
The only thing worse than no in-flight Wi-Fi is crummy in-flight Wi-Fi. Gogo aims to fix that problem with its new ATG-4 service, which will deliver wireless speeds around four times as fast as its current service, and which will …
Boingo announced Monday that its customers could now login to in-flight hotspots serviced by Gogo, making it easier for Boingo users to access the web while traveling.
In-flight Wi-Fi is becoming a much more common amenity on U.S. flights and …
