in flight mobile in comment and analysis
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. Everything from hospital and office cleanliness to vehicle reliability, from IT... [09 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Business travellers and others want to make calls during flight and airlines and wireless companies want to make revenue from this service; but most people onboard don't want to be bothered by others yapping away during... [03 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Emirates chose to deploy in-flight mobile phone technology because its passengers wanted to use their own phones. Although use of the mobile will still be prohibited... [26 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the... [15 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment My colleague was on a flight to Vancouver yesterday and had to leave (and arrive) for a week's skiing without any luggage. Following that, another topic on readers' radars is the debate over the dangers of... [03 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up The airline is spending a cool $27m kitting out its entire fleet of planes with an in-flight mobile communications system. Meanwhile, the first authorised... [28 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call Most devices now allow you to do all their functions in 'flight' mode, so the only real advantage is the... [27 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment Check in late at an airport and you might miss your flight; arrive late at the cinema and the seats might be sold out. I find all this talk and statistics regarding mobile phones while... [07 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment UK in-flight calls get green light Mobile phones to kill off the desktop PC? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases... [25 Oct 2007]
Editor's Blog: CIO innovators - a recent chat
Comment Yes, when it comes to in-flight calls, including VoIP over broadband connections or using BlackBerrys, he's between a rock and a hard place - "50 per cent of our customers would love it, 50 per cent... [16 Mar 2007]
Leader: NTL:Telewest - can the brand be rescued?
Leader Virgin's also got a solid customer service reputation and its brand has remained undented as Richard Branson continues to exploit businesses from cola to space flight. As well as talking big about taking the fight to BT... [07 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: A 30,000ft view of the CIO
Comment I'm on an Airberlin flight to Deutsche Telekom's International Press Kolloquium. As well as hearing from the new DT CEO this time - Rene Obermann was always interesting as head of T-Mobile and has just... [30 Jan 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.01.07
Round-Up When boarding most commercial flights, passengers are still generally told to turn off all mobile phones, including those with 'flight safe modes'. Once the lucky guests have been thrilled by a live... [19 Jan 2007]
Leader: In-flight connectivity is here stay
Leader silicon.com has been writing stories about mobile connectivity on planes for some years - as far back as 2004, to be exact - and in-flight wireless internet access even longer than that.... [09 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.11.06
Round-Up And it seems the horrible looming reality that is the enabling of in-flight mobile phone calls edged one step closer this week, with half of airlines reported to be gearing up to support... [03 Nov 2006]
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