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Airline Carriers Seek Mobile Communications Revenue to Counter the Downturn

Author: Jake Saunders, Vice President of Forecasting

Published: 28 Apr 2009

The walls around one of the last domains of non-wireless communications are finally coming down. An increasing number of airlines are now making it possible to browse the Internet, check e-mails, and make and receive calls from your seat while in the air. This is not the first time we’ve seen similar developments, however. Security concerns have previously been a major stumbling block. So, the question is: will the market for onboard wireless communication heat up or stall yet again?

The full text of this Insight is available to subscribers of the Mobile Operator Strategies Research Service and the Smartphones & Mobile Devices Research Service and the Wireless Connectivity Research Service and the Tablets, Netbooks & Mobile CE Research Service.

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