in-flight Wi-Fi
RSS in-flight Wi-FiPeter Cochrane's Blog: Government gaffe
Comment I is for In-flight Written at and dispatched to silicon.com from the Institute of Directors' Pall Mall office via a private wi-fi site, within an hour of arriving by... [25 Sep 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News I is for In-flight Hiding internet or email traffic is relatively simple using methods such as logging on using unregistered 3G dongles, using third party wi-fi networks... [13 Aug 2008]
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. The real paradox in this... [09 Jul 2008]
Business travellers demand more tech
News She said in a statement: "The future growth of business travel is inextricably linked to the advancement of technology - be that technology to book travel, in-flight technology or... [02 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. Dispatched via a free wi-fi service. Like the rest of you, I have stood... [29 Apr 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. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦... [03 Apr 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 send and receive... [27 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment Written on flight VS003 from London to New York and dispatched via a free JetBlue wi-fi service at JFK airport. In the end VHS won. The battle amounted to who could get... [17 Mar 2008]
Mile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News In-flight broadband is coming soon for travellers on some American Airlines and Virgin America flights. Aircell, a company that sells air-to-ground telecommunications equipment to airlines, said this... [13 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. ¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Wi-fi field tests... [07 Feb 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The 787's flight, business and administrative support navigation systems, and entertainment systems - including internet services offered to passengers - are not sufficiently isolated, according to a report issued by the... [07 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment I is for In-flight Written at The Atlantic Hotel on the island of Jersey and dispatched via a free wi-fi service that actually needed no password - hurrah for common... [20 Dec 2007]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News The year has also seen various Euro policy moves in the mobile sphere - with the EU Roaming Regulation finally coming into force, in-flight mobiles inching ever closer to reality and... [13 Dec 2007]
Budget airline launches in-flight wi-fi
News The airline considers the plane - nicknamed 'BetaBlue' - to be an early-stage test as the company explores expanding in-flight communication options. It's been known for more than a year that JetBlue has... [07 Dec 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Blind security
Comment Weary and disoriented, having already passed through all the US security checks eight hours earlier, they have to deal with the irrationality of flying into the UK with two bags only to be told that even on a flight... [12 Nov 2007]
