Insight | Is it ‘Netflix-y’ good? Inmarsat partner Honeywell takes inflight broadband on tour
Honeywell, Inmarsat’s hardware partner, provides the right kit to bring airlines online with GX Aviation, putting ground-breaking broadband at the fingertips of passengers and pilots alike. This year, Honeywell is taking its kit on tour.
Using a modified Boeing 757 test plane to showcase its ‘connected capabilities’, Honeywell is flying to a dozen countries around the world with its JetWave high-speed broadband hardware, powered by Inmarsat’s GX Aviation. During this world tour the firm is inviting the media to come and put the Wi-Fi in the sky through its paces. Now the tour has kicked off, let’s take a look at how it’s gone down so far.
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During these flights, members of the media have been testing, playing and streaming content using high-speed, global broadband powered by Inmarsat’s GX Aviation.
Flying Mag said that ‘blazing fast internet could upend the airline market’
Fast Company said it would make flying more ‘Netflix-y’:
The Atlantic produced an excellent account of ‘everything it will take to get faster Wi-Fi on planes’.
While CNET finally proclaimed the Boeing 757 a ‘plane with Wi-Fi that doesn’t suck’.
Finally, AIN Online gave a good rundown of how connectivity can improve passenger experience.
So far, so good. As we draw yet another step closer to changing the aviation industry forever – with truly global, high-speed broadband in the sky – the feedback is excitingly positive. Honeywell’s World Tour continues and you can follow it by searching #WiFiThatFlies and #HoneywellRocks on social media.
Meanwhile, Inmarsat continues to take the industry forward with game-changing connectivity, from launching a new EAN satellite with Arianespace to bringing Lufthansa Group’s infight connectivity service to life. Look out for more announcements soon.
