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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/4\/25\/23040937\/starlink-airlines-in-flight-wifi<\/a> SpaceX is starting to make deals with airlines to provide its Starlink satellite internet to sky travelers everywhere. It announced a deal<\/a> on Monday with Hawaiian Airlines, and last week made a similar deal with charter carrier JSX. None of the involved parties shared the financial details of their deals, but both airlines did say they\u2019re planning to offer the in-flight Wi-Fi for free, which is both a semi-miraculous fact and a sign of hope that free Wi-Fi is becoming the industry standard. Delta meanwhile, confirmed last week<\/a> that it\u2019s running \u201cexploratory\u201d Starlink tests. <\/p>\n In-flight Wi-Fi has been on the minds of Team Starlink for a while. Jonathan Hofeller, SpaceX\u2019s VP of Starlink and commercial sales, said last year that the company was building an aviation product, and was \u201cin talks with several of the airlines<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s a natural place for the company to focus, really: in-flight Wi-Fi is a billion-dollar market and growing fast, and it\u2019s currently dominated by Viasat and Gogo, two products nobody would accuse of being fast-moving innovators. And maybe best of all for Starlink, there are none of those pesky trees or buildings<\/a> in the sky to get in the way! In the long run, there might be lots of competition here, including from companies like OneWeb and Amazon, which are also making big bets on satellite internet. But for now, the industry appears ripe for disruption.<\/p>\n Over the last couple of years, the company has been busy launching more satellites, seeking FCC approvals<\/a>, and building out the capability to let satellites talk to each other without needing to communicate with ground stations. <\/p>\n When it all comes together, Hofeller promised it\u2019ll be a huge step up in the speed and quality of in-flight Wi-Fi. (Starlink currently promises downloads speeds up to 200Mb\/s for its earthbound users.) Now, if you\u2019ve ever paid extra for \u201cfast\u201d internet on a flight, you know just how loosely that term gets used, so don\u2019t get your hopes up too high. And there\u2019s still a lot to work out, both on the regulatory and product fronts, and even Starlink\u2019s existing products have bugs and issues. But the current in-flight bar is definitely low enough to make it easy for Starlink (or someone else) to do better.<\/p>\n Airlines seem to be just as enthusiastic about the idea. Executives have noted repeatedly over the last few years that passenger expectations are way ahead of the available in-flight technology, and things have slowly begun to get better. Delta opened up some bandwidth to allow users to message throughout a flight, for instance, and JetBlue made in-flight Wi-Fi free for its passengers. But there\u2019s still nothing out there that even comes close to rivaling your home internet, or even what you\u2019d get at a crowded coffee shop. SpaceX thinks Starlink can change that, and a number of airlines seem to be open to the idea.<\/p>\n As for when all this is coming to your aisle seat? JSX said it\u2019s already testing Starlink service and plans to roll it out to its fleet later this year<\/a>, while Hawaiian Airlines said that it\u2019s \u201cin the initial stages of implementation and expect[s] to begin installing the product on select aircraft next year.\u201d That\u2019s a vague timeline, and Elon Musk-owned companies are not exactly famous for hitting their deadlines. But it\u2019s happening. And these are not likely to be the last airlines that start looking for a place to mount a Starlink antenna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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