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Gogo's 4G service and associated hardware is
compatible with the company's existing IFE offering,
Gogo Vision, which is available globally.
speeds for those moving faster. In an airplane, for example.
Other, faster technologies are available when we're on the
ground, like Wi-Fi, and there's even a 5G standard under
development. But 4G has become ubiquitous in many
parts of the world, and similar bandwidth has become the
standard against which we measure in-flight connectivity.
That capability doesn't come without limitations. As with
any complex system, terrestrial and satellite technologies
have benefits and drawbacks.
For example, a terrestrial system
is useless beyond line of sight
from land. Satellite-based
systems, meanwhile, can be
more expensive. Neither may
offer connectivity over certain
geographic areas. Fortunately,
in-flight connectivity isn't an
either/or situation: It's relatively
common for large business jets
to carry a combination of the
two basic technologies, using
whichever is most appropriate for
the moment.
In other words, getting 4G bandwidth up to an airplane
cabin is relatively rare and not inexpensive. If Gogo
Business Aviation has its way, that may soon change.
Faster, higher, farther
Gogo Business Aviation, of course, is one of the
companies competing in the worldwide in-flight
connectivity market. Initially conceived on a napkin at
a Texas barbecue joint, Gogo now is headquartered in
Chicago, Illinois, and enjoys a substantial portion of the
market aboard carriers like Delta Air Lines and American
Airlines. In fact, the company says its service is aboard
more than 2,800 airliners and a whopping 7,000 business
aircraft. It provides a wide array of in-flight connectivity
and entertainment services, both satellite-based and
terrestrial.
And Gogo has been working
to roll out 4G connectivity. When
announced in October 2015, the
company said its new 4G solution
for business aviation would be
"available at the beginning of
2017," and it looks like Gogo is
on pace to meet that goal. The
company has since refined its
timetable to the first half of 2017,
but Gogo's Dave Mellin recently
told us the roll-out "remains on
schedule." A major part of that
process, of course, is upgrading
Gogo's ground-based network, which provides airborne
connectivity over all of the contiguous 48 U.S. states plus
southern Canada and parts of Alaska.
Of course, a ground-based network is nothing without
aircraft equipped to use it. The company says that, too, is
underway. For example, maintenance, repair and overhaul
organizations like Duncan Aviation and Constant Aviation
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