CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo (NASDAQ:
GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity
solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry,
announced today that it is developing its next generation
ground-based technology to better serve the connectivity needs of
business and commercial aviation in North
America.
This technology will offer a ground-like performance, including
the ability to stream videos, for business aviation aircraft,
commercial regional jets and select narrow-body aircraft operating
within the United States and
Canada.
"Gogo continues to bring the best in-flight connectivity
technologies to market," said Michael
Small, Gogo's president and CEO. "We now have upgrade
paths to more than 100 Mbps for both our North American
ground-based and our global satellite networks."
The new network will use unlicensed spectrum, a proprietary
modem and a new beam-forming antenna to produce peak network speeds
of more than 100 Mbps. This next generation ground-based
network for the aero market will utilize LTE technology and
leverage Gogo's existing first generation North American network
and infrastructure of more than 250 towers.
"Leveraging our first generation network is key to making this
next generation network highly reliable and economical to deploy,"
said Anand Chari, Gogo's CTO.
"Gogo's next generation network will also be backward-compatible
with Gogo's first generation network, which means an aircraft will
be able to seamlessly switch between Gogo's fthe two networks
networks similar to how a cell phone on the ground connects to the
fastest available network."
The benefits of this new network for commercial aircraft
operating within the United States
and Canada include: low equipment
cost and weight, overnight installation, and low drag on the
aircraft due to the small size of the antennas. It also has
big advantages in terms of latency compared to satellite
solutions.
Aircraft outfitted with one of Gogo's earlier generation
air-to-ground technologies will simply need to be outfitted with a
new modem and blade antenna to take advantage of the new
service.
The service is expected to be available in 2018.
About Gogo
With more than two decades of experience, Gogo is the leader in
in-flight connectivity and wireless entertainment services for
commercial and business fleets around the world. Gogo connects
aircraft, providing its airlines partners with the world's most
powerful network and platform to help optimize their
operations. Gogo's superior technologies, best-in-class
service, and global reach help planes fly smarter, airlines
partners perform better, and their passengers travel happier.
Today, Gogo has partnerships with 16 commercial airlines and has
installed in-flight connectivity technology on more than 2,800
commercial aircraft. More than 7,000 business aircraft are also
flying with its solutions, including the world's largest fractional
ownership fleets. Gogo also is a factory option at every major
business aircraft manufacturer. Gogo has more than 1,000
employees and is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with additional facilities in
Broomfield, CO, and various
locations overseas. Connect with us at www.gogoair.com and
business.gogoair.com
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