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Connexion by Boeing Successfully Launches Broadband In-Flight Internet Access
White Papers Created to develop an in-flight, high-speed, data communication network, Connexion by Boeing enables passengers to access the Internet in the air. Connexion by Boeing reached out to several service-based companies, and Cisco Systems was one of the...
[August 3, 2006, 0:00]
Korean Air sues Boeing over Wi-Fi pullout
News Korean Air is to sue plane-maker Boeing over the failure of its in-flight broadband venture Connexion by Boeing. Boeing announced the closure of Connexion earlier this month saying there was little demand for the service.
[August 24, 2006, 10:00]
Boeing's sky-high Net access takes off
News Connexion by Boeing, the company's wireless technology subsidiary, is in the midst of rolling out its in-flight Internet service, which could lead to billions of dollars in additional annual revenue for the Bethesda, Maryland-based manufacturer.
[February 7, 2003, 8:00]
Boeing plans webbed aircraft
News Boeing took time out today from aerospace schmoozing at Farnborough Airshow to talk about Connexion by Boeing. First announced in April, Connexion by Boeing -- the full name is apparently essential -- is a satellite Internet service that pipes 5...
[July 28, 2000, 9:50]
Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband
News Broadband access has taken off on a Lufthansa flight equipped with Connexion by Boeing's mobile communications service. Connexion has agreements with Scandinavian Airlines, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Kingdom Holding to set up their long...
[May 19, 2004, 16:40]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News Singapore Airlines is hooking up to Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet service. The hot spot connections will allow passengers to surf the Web, send and receive email, and view broadcast TV channels, according to Connexion by Boeing.
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Airline Internet service ready for takeoff
News The Boeing Internet unit, called Connexion by Boeing, will team with American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta to offer its in-flight Internet service in a total of 1,500 planes, or 500 from each carrier.
[June 13, 2001, 17:30]
Wi-Fi system 'safe', says Boeing
News Bob Dietterle, Connexion by Boeing's CTO, told silicon.com: "We have been operating and flying our system for almost three years. Connexion by Boeing, who have for two years operated a 737-400 testbed aircraft, said its data on security testing has...
[August 1, 2003, 15:00]
Aeroplane broadband is cleared for take-off
News Its Connexion by Boeing business unit aims to have commercial services available in 2004. Clearing this critical hurdle paves the way for global introduction of our high-speed in-flight connectivity service beginning next year," said Scott Carson...
[July 11, 2003, 11:59]
Trains get satellite broadband boost
News Plane-based systems such as the now-defunct Connexion by Boeing tend to use simpler systems based on a two-way satellite link. Last month Korean Air said it would sue Boeing over the failure of its in-flight broadband venture, Connexion by Boeing.
[September 12, 2006, 17:35]
IPTV takes off on planes with GSM to follow
News Connexion by Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer's division charged with bringing IP services to airlines, said Singapore Airlines has an exclusive deal to the service for now, but other carriers "are lining up" to adopt the service once the...
[July 12, 2005, 11:25]
Lufthansa broadband poised to take flight
News Lufthansa's in-flight Internet service was developed in partnership with Connexion by Boeing. As ZDNet UK reported back in January 2003, Connexion by Boeing's system uses a geostationary satellite to provide a 20 megabits per second (Mbps) downlink...
[March 22, 2004, 15:40]
Colubris CEO departs
News Among the projects that Colubris has been involved in is the Connexion by Boeing airborne Wi-Fi service, which was cancelled in August. The Connexion project revenue has already been offset by wins in other airframe projects, such as the Airbus...
[September 11, 2006, 17:00]
Emirates latest to offer in-flight mobile
News Plans for some airlines to offer Wi-Fi connectivity came a cropper earlier this year when Boeing-owned provider Connexion shut up shop, with no replacement supplier having stepped in so far. The first Emirates plane to bear the Aeromobile kit, a...
[November 10, 2006, 9:35]
Wednesday
Blog Lufthansa has taken to the skies with the first European use of Connexion by Boeing, which as we reported a couple of years ago is a broadband satellite system that delivers those funky Internet bits direct to your laptop at 35,000 feet.
[January 17, 2003, 16:36]
'No mobiles' to replace 'no smoking' signs on planes
News Boeing last month warned the financial markets it may take a $315m hit on the sale or closure of its own troubled in-flight broadband technology operation Connexion, which has struggled to take off. The new signs are currently only applicable to...
[August 7, 2006, 16:10]
In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
News In 2001, Connexion by Boeing teamed with American Airlines, United Air Lines and Delta Air Lines to provide in-flight Internet service in 1,500 planes, or roughly 500 aircraft from each participating carrier.
[March 29, 2004, 14:55]
Intel sets Banias release date
News Company executives pinpointed the date of the release during a press presentation by Connexion, a new company from Boeing that will provide in-flight Internet service. The market is dominated by Wi-Fi specialists such as Atheros, which sells chips...
[February 7, 2003, 7:51]
Airline industry grounds high-speed Net
News Boeing has since trimmed the staff of "Connexion by Boeing," which the high-speed Internet service was to be known, according to a representative. Tenzing and Boeing are the two leading providers of the high-speed Internet equipment for airplanes.
[January 24, 2002, 12:18]
Software patents campaigners honoured
News Winner: Colubris Networks / Connexion by Boeing The European Parliament unexpectedly rejected the directive in July this year, a victory which was attributed by many to the tireless work of both the FFII and nosoftwarepatents.com.
[September 28, 2005, 13:05]
