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50Mbps broadband certified on Boeing business jet

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  1. Emil Newcomer, in training Posts: 154

    Boeing has become the first airplane manufacturer to put a 50Mbps broadband connection, about 100 times faster than most competing in-flight WiFi options, on a plane. The company announced the first certification and installation of Panasonic Avionics' eXConnect in-flight Internet service in one of its planes. The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737 aircraft will initially be used by Panasonic itself for ongoing testing, validation, and live demonstrations.

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    Emil, Oct 22, 2010
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  2. posermobile89 Newcomer, in training Posts: 72

    Jees, I wish I had 50 Mbps in my house, and a damn jet gets it? sigh...
    posermobile89, Oct 22, 2010
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  3. Leeky TechSpot Moderator Posts: 4,344   +59

    I thought it was a bit much having it in my house, but on a plane... That's mad!
    Leeky, Oct 22, 2010
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  4. Relic TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,368   +11

    Me too, I probably wont see speeds like that till 2020 lol.
    Relic, Oct 22, 2010
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  5. Leeky TechSpot Moderator Posts: 4,344   +59

    There's talk of my ISP releasing 100mb in the near future.. I've already enquired as to a price! :haha:

    I really don't need 50mb, but it's just so quick at downloading stuff, and I'm impatient when it comes to downloads... :D
    Leeky, Oct 22, 2010
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  6. motrin TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 141

    I'M going to travel alot more.. now !
    motrin, Oct 22, 2010
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  7. Lokalaskurar TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 616

    50 Mbit/s WiFi is pretty radical. Image it being used on a 747; a really big load on the computer-system. We might see server-technichians among the flight crew in the future :) .
    Lokalaskurar, Oct 23, 2010
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  8. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby Posts: 4,179   +23

    No, flight attendants will just get an added course on how to press the reset button on the router.
    LinkedKube, Oct 23, 2010
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  9. Phraun Newcomer, in training Posts: 28

    I have TEN mbps in my house T_T
    Phraun, Oct 24, 2010
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  10. subglo Newcomer, in training

    50Mbps on a jet is pretty '' WOW'' to me, because it's still a dream for me to get so fast network, in my my country Latvia in the capital city Riga you can get even up to 1 gig optical network, but i live a bit further..... so yea...
    subglo, Oct 25, 2010
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  11. jizzyburnizzy Newcomer, in training Posts: 46

    sounds very cool but seems so unneccesary
    jizzyburnizzy, Oct 25, 2010
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  12. Faller Newcomer, in training

    And I'm stuck with 8 for 50 bucks a month.
    Faller, Oct 25, 2010
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  13. jazboy Newcomer, in training Posts: 112

    50 MBps in plane.. that is really cool .. hey wait what is cost going to be for that.. i guess it will be very costly as I am paying 50 bugs for 6 Mbps and that is not even in plane.
    jazboy, Oct 25, 2010
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  14. ruzveh Banned Posts: 124

    Sounds good but generally the they avoid us to use any electronic device in the airplane as it may disturb the or mix with the vibration of their gps systems. So will it help us?
    ruzveh, Oct 27, 2010
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  15. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    That's quite impressive.
    princeton, Oct 29, 2010
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  16. oasis789 Newcomer, in training Posts: 51

    this is pretty interesting, since they couldve offered a wired solution with ethernet ports in every seat instead. its a good development
    oasis789, Oct 29, 2010
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