CHICAGO : The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.
The deal pairs Boeing's in-flight broadband wiring with iPass's roaming WiFi network to give iPass's 500,000 users high-speed connections during long-haul flights.
A handful of commercial carriers have signed up for the Connexion service, but passengers flying long-distance on those airlines will be able to surf the net at speeds comparable to those they could get on the ground, the partners said.
"Wi-Fi, for business travelers, will rival extra legroom as a 'must-have' airline amenity," said John Yunker, an analyst with Byte Level Research, in the statement provided by the two companies.
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