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In-flight Mobile and Wi-Fi Services Market Potential and Challenges 1.17 billion airline passengers traveled on 13,700 aircraft in 2005. Due to rapid growth in the Chinese and Indian economies and rebounding North American and European airline markets, the number of passengers is expected to grow to 1.63 billion by 2014 on 19,600 aircraft. And yet, until 2004 neither mobile communications nor Wi-Fi was permitted on board aircraft. That is starting to change. Wi-Fi has been installed on aircraft by Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Austrian Airlines. Legislative reviews of inflight mobile communications are taking place in 2006 which are likely to permit mobile communications on aircraft. This study provides a comprehensive review and assessment of this complex but potentially lucrative market’s promise. What Does This Report Answer? What regulatory bottlenecks must be overcome for this market to take off? What vendors, service providers/integrators, airlines and telecom satellite backhaul providers make up the inflight mobile communications and Wi-Fi value-chain? Who are the key players and what are their technical solutions? How many mobile communications and Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft, flight roll-outs, mobile communications and Wi-Fi sessions, and service revenues per flight, will this market provide? What are the capital expenditure forecasts? What assumptions and drivers quantify the market potential? Who Needs This Report? Airlines Service Providers/Integrators/Vendors Satellite Telecom operators Consultants/Investment Companies Mobile Operators Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 Industry Value Chain 1.1.1 Industry Key Findings 1.1.2 Industry Conclusions 1.2 Regulatory Assessment 1.2.1 Regulatory Key Findings 1.2.2 Regulatory Conclusions 1.3 Technological Assessment 1.3.1 Technological Key Findings 1.3.2 Technological Conclusions 1.4 Market Potential Assessment and Forecasts 1.4.1 Market Key Findings 1.4.2 Market Conclusions Section 2 Industry Value Chain 2.1 Regulatory Authorities 2.1.1 Federal Communications Commission 2.1.2 Federal Aviation Administration 2.1.3 European Aviation Authority 2.1.4 European Aviation Safety Agency 2.1.5 European Committee of Posts and Telegraphs 2.1.6 Electronic Communications Committee 2.1.7 EuroControl 2.1.8 Civil Aviation Authority 2.1.9 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 2.1.10 Gulf Cooperation Council Technical Bureau 2.1.11 International Telecommunication Union 2.2 In-Flight Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Service Providers 2.2.1 OnAir 2.2.1.1 E-Mail, Messaging, and Data Services 2.2.1.2 Cellular Services 2.2.1.3 Relationship with Airbus 2.2.2 Connexion by Boeing 2.2.2.1 Wi-Fi Services 2.2.2.2 Pricing of Service 2.2.3 AeroMobile 2.2.4 Verizon Airfone 2.2.4.1 Wi-Fi Service 2.2.4.2 Cellular Service 2.2.5 AirCell 2.3 Airlines Leading the Pack 2.3.1 Lufthansa 2.3.2 Kingdom Holding Company 2.3.3 United, American, and Delta Airlines 2.3.4 China Airlines 2.3.5 Etihad Airways 2.3.6 Austrian Airlines 2.3.7 TAP Portugal 2.3.8 bmi 2.3.9 Cathay Pacific Airways 2.3.10 Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) 2.3.11 Japan Airlines (JAL) 2.3.12 KLM 2.3.13 Tentative Airline Announcements 2.4 Equipment Vendors 2.4.1 QUALCOMM 2.4.2 Siemens 2.4.3 Ericsson 2.4.4 AltoBridge 2.4.5 ARINC 2.4.6 Honeywell 2.4.7 ip.access 2.4.8 Lufthansa Technik 2.4.9 Cisco Systems 2.4.10 Colubris Networks 2.4.11 VT Miltope 2.4.12 TriaGnoSys 2.4.13 Intheairnet 2.4.14 Thales Group 2.5 Mobile Operators and Wi-Fi Service Providers 2.5.1 StarHub 2.5.2 TeliaSonera 2.5.3 Vodafone 2.5.4 Telenor Norway 2.5.5 NTT Communications 2.5.6 PCCW Netvigator 2.6 Satellite Telecom Operators 2.6.1 GMPCS Personal Communications Inc 2.6.2 Inmarsat 2.7 Roaming Partners and Clearinghouses 2.7.1 Boingo Wireless, Fiberlink Communications, GoRemote, and iPass 2.7.2 Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales and Solutions 2.8 Value Chain Key Findings 2.9 Value Chain Conclusions Section 3 Regulatory Assessment 3.1 US Regulatory Stance 3.1.1 Federal Communications Commission’s Position 3.1.2 Federal Aviation Administration’s View 3.2 Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics 3.3 European Regulatory Stance 3.3.1 European Aviation Authority 3.3.2 European Aviation Safety Agency 3.3.3 European Committee of Posts and Telegraphs 3.3.4 Electronics Communications Committee 3.3.5 EuroControl 3.3.6 Civil Aviation Authority 3.4 Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa Regulatory Stance 3.4.1 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 3.4.2 Gulf Cooperation Council Technical Bureau 3.5 Miscellaneous Organization and Association Initiatives 3.5.1 International Telecommunication Union 3.5.2 OnAir 3.5.3 Boeing and Lufthansa Technik 3.5.4 Association of Corporate Travel Executives 3.5.5 Association of Flight Attendants 3.5.6 Air Transport Association 3.5.7 Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association 3.6 Regulatory Key Findings 3.7 Regulatory Conclusions Section 4 Technological Assessment 4.1 OnAir’s Solution Technical Profile 4.1.1 Infrastructure Requirements for the OnAir Solution 4.2 Connexion by Boeing Solution Technical Profile 4.2.1 Infrastructure Requirements for Connexion by Boeing Solution 4.2.1.1 Cisco Router 4.2.1.2 Miltope Cabin Access Point 4.2.1.3 Colubris CN3200 Wireless Services Controller 4.2.1.4 VT Miltope’s Airborne Network and Video Server 4.3 AeroMobile’s Solution Technical Profile 4.3.1 Infrastructure Requirements for AeroMobile’s Solution 4.4 AirCell’s Solution Technical Profile 4.5 QUALCOMM’s Solution Technical Profile 4.6 Siemens’ Solution Technical Profile 4.7 Ericsson’s Solution Technical Profile 4.8 Honeywell’s Airborne System Technical Profile 4.9 Technological Key Findings 4.10 Technological Conclusions Section 5 Market Potential Assessment and Forecasts 5.1 Forecast Methodology 5.1.1 Installed Base of Wireless Communications-Enabled Aircraft 5.1.2 Number of Wireless Communications-Enabled Flights 5.1.3 Current and Future Use and Revenue Trends: Wi-Fi 5.1.4 Current and Future Use and Revenue Trends: Voice Mobile Communications 5.1.5 Current and Future Use and Revenue Trends: Mobile Messaging 5.1.6 In-Flight Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Capital Expenditures 5.2 Aircraft Dynamics and Forecasts 5.3 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Aircraft Installations 5.4 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights 5.5 Subscriber and Use Forecasts 5.5.1 Wi-Fi Sessions 5.6 Service Revenue Forecasts 5.6.1 Wi-Fi 5.6.2 Mobile Voice Communications 5.6.3 Mobile Messaging Communications 5.7 Capital Expenditures Forecasts 5.8 Sensitivity Analysis 5.8.1 Aggressive Forecasts 5.9 Key Findings 5.10 Conclusions Appendix A Company Directory A.1 Regulatory Bodies Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Civil Aviation Authority Electronic Communications Committee EUROCONTROL European Aviation Authority European Aviation Safety Agency European Committee of Posts and Telegraphs Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission International Telecommunications Union A.2 Airlines American Airlines Austrian Airlines bmi Cathay Pacific Airways China Airlines Delta Airlines Etihad Airways Japan Airlines (JAL) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lufthansa AG Scandinavian Airlines System Singapore Airlines TAP Portugal United Airlines A.3 In-Flight Wi-Fi and Cellular Service Providers AirCell AeroMobile Connexion by Boeing OnAir Verizon Airfone A.4 Mobile Operators and Wi-Fi Service Providers NTT Communications PCCW Netvigator StarHub Telenor Norway TeliaSonera Vodafone A.5 Satellite Telecom Operators Eutelsat Globalstar.com GMPCS Personal Communications Inc Inmarsat Iridium Thales A.6 Roaming Partners and Clearinghouses Boingo Wireless Deutsche Telekom ICSS Fiberlink Communications GoRemote iPass A.7 Equipment and Technology Vendors Airbus AltoBridge ARINC Boeing Company Cisco Systems Colubris Networks Ericsson Honeywell International Inc Intheairnet Ltd ip.access Lufthansa Technik QUALCOMM Siemens Triagnosys VT Miltope Appendix B Glossary List of Tables and Charts In-Flight Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Value Chain In-Flight Wi-Fi/Mobile Communications Solution Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications-Enabled Aircraft Penetration, World Market: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Services Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Services Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Value Chain Regulatory and Non-Government Organizations Shaping In-Flight Wireless Communications Overview of an In-Flight Wi-Fi/Mobile Communications Solution Estimating the Installed Base of Aircraft by Region and Type of Aircraft Estimating the Number of Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights Estimating the Number of Wi-Fi-Enabled Flights and Revenue Estimating the Number of Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights and Revenue Estimating Mobile Communications Messages Generated and Revenue Estimating Mobile Communications Messages Generated and Revenue Disposition of Operational Aircraft by Region, World Market: 2004 Disposition of Airline Carriers by Region, World Market: 2004 Mobile Communications and Wi-Fi Uptake of Airline Carriers, World Market: 2005 to 2023 Total and Passenger Commercial Aircraft Installed Base, World Market: 2005 to 2014 Commercial Aircraft Share by Size, World Market: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Penetration into Aircraft, World Market: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi-Enabled Aircraft by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Aircraft by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Flights Wi-Fi-Enabled Flights by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Sessions per 100 Passengers by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Sessions per 100 Passengers by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Service Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Voice Revenue, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Messaging Revenue, World Markets: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Penetration into Aircraft, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Service Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Voice Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Messaging Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications-Enabled Penetration into Aircraft, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2014 Airlines with In-Flight Wi-Fi Services, World Market: October 2005 Disposition of Operational Aircraft by Region, World Market: 2004 Disposition of Airline Carriers by Region, World Market: 2004 Mobile Communications and Wi-Fi Uptake of Airline Carriers, World Market: 2005 to 2023 Total and Passenger Commercial Aircraft Installed Base, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Commercial Aircraft Share by Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Passenger Aircraft Installed Base by Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Passenger Aircraft Installed Base by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi-Enabled Aircraft by Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Penetration into Aircraft, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Aircraft by Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi-Enabled Aircraft by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Aircraft by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Flights Wi-Fi-Enabled Flights by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi-Enabled Flights by Aircraft Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Flights by Aircraft Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Sessions by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Sessions per 100 Passengers by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Sessions by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Sessions per 100 Passengers by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Service Revenue by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Voice Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Messaging Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Messages Sent and Received by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Deployment Capital Expenditures by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Capital Expenditures by Region, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi-Enabled Aircraft by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications-Enabled Aircraft by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi and Mobile Communications Penetration into Aircraft, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Service Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Voice Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Messaging Revenue by Region, World Markets, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Wi-Fi Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 Mobile Communications Deployment Capital Expenditures by Aircraft Size, World Market, Aggressive Forecast: 2005 to 2014 In-Flight Wireless Communications Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2014

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