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Fly the Skies with Broadband.(ViaSat Inc. to manufacture internet system for Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
Flying used to represent an opportunity to escape from the demands of business for a few hours. But such is no longer the case, as phone service and now broadband Internet access make it harder to be out of touch.
ViaSat, Inc. (6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009-1699; Tel: 760/476-2382, Fax: 760/929-3941; Website: www.viasat.com) will develop and manufacture the receiver/transmitter subsystem necessary to provide broadband Internet access in Boeing's (7755 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, WA 98108; Tel: 949/790-1511; Website: www.boeing.com) planes. Boeing is developing the service, called Connexion by Boeing, to bring broadband Internet access to airline passengers aboard its and other manufacturers' aircraft. The service is scheduled to begin in 2002. The final terms of the agreement are still to be negotiated.
The receive and transmit subsystem is the satellite communication terminal that receives and decodes the broadband signals from the satellite to the aircraft. In addition, it ...
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