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RSS connexion in newsMile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News Boeing was the first to come up with a service, called Connexion, which debuted in 2004 on a few international carriers including, Lufthansa, SAS, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. [13 Mar 2008]
Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang
News Plans for some airlines to offer wi-fi connectivity came a cropper earlier this year when Boeing-owned provider Connexion shut up shop, with no replacement supplier having stepped in so far. Emirates has become the latest airline to announce it... [09 Nov 2006]
Break in Connexion from December
News Connexion by Boeing, the soon to be defunct in-flight wi-fi service, has announced to customers that its last day of operation will be 31 December. The airline has now confirmed there will be no saviour for in-flight wi-fi and Connexion is to... [13 Oct 2006]
Wi-fi trains get satellite broadband boost
News Plane-based systems such as the now-defunct Connexion by Boeing tend to use simpler systems based on a two-way satellite link. Last month Korean Air said it would sue Boeing over the failure of its in-flight broadband venture, Connexion by Boeing. [13 Sep 2006]
Ryanair gives in-flight mobile access
News Earlier this month Boeing said it would close its loss-making, high-speed broadband communications service, Connexion, taking charges of up to $320m in the second half of 2006. Ryanair plans to allow passengers mobile access to voice and text... [30 Aug 2006]
Give us in-flight broadband, say passengers
News For many in-flight broadband represents the missing piece of the seamless jigsaw, yet the roll out of services has been dogged by slow progress and problems - such as Boeing's recent decision to pull its six-year Connexion by Boeing project. [29 Aug 2006]
Korean Air to sue over Connexion failure
News Korean Air is to sue plane-maker Boeing over the failure of its in-flight broadband venture Connexion by Boeing. Boeing announced the closure of Connexion earlier this month saying there was little demand for the service. [23 Aug 2006]
Will broadband in the sky take off?
News Uwe Lambrette, principal analyst at consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton, said the demise of Connexion is no indicator of the overall health of the in-flight telephony market. Last week Boeing said it is closing Connexion by Boeing, its six-year project... [23 Aug 2006]
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobiles'
News Boeing last month warned the financial markets it may take a $315m hit on the sale or closure of its own troubled in-flight broadband technology operation Connexion, which has struggled to take off. 'No mobile' signs are to replace the outdated 'no... [07 Aug 2006]
IT services giants face slowing growth
News Business Connexion - South Africa Research out today from Datamonitor puts the combined revenue growth rate for the top 50 players in this market at $262bn for 2005, up 1.9 per cent year on year. However the market as a whole grew at eight per cent. [02 May 2006]
Wi-Fi hotspots leave business travellers cold
News In-flight Wi-Fi services, such as Boeing's Connexion, have received considerable publicity but Gartner found that travellers were more interested in getting increased legroom and better entertainment when flying. [08 Sep 2005]
Finalists for CNET Tech Awards get the nod
News Colubris Networks / Connexion by Boeing The finalists for the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards, organised by the publisher of silicon.com, have been announced, highlighting some of the most innovative users of IT in the UK as well as leading... [04 Aug 2005]
Boeing says Yahoo! for in-flight internet
News and Connexion by Boeing on Wednesday announced a multiyear distribution agreement. Connexion by Boeing provides wireless high-speed internet services to passengers using their laptops on more than 100 routes daily worldwide. [28 Jul 2005]
Ericsson crafts in-flight mobile network
News Ericsson joins the cottage industry that has begun supplying air travellers with wireless services ranging from phone calls to the high-speed Wi-Fi wireless access provided by Connexion, a division of airplane maker Boeing, which has installed its... [14 Jun 2005]
Boeing turns on in-flight TV feed
News Connexion, a unit of Boeing, has said it will offer live television to airline passengers using laptops in-flight. But Connexion will be the first to offer live television on international and transcontinental flights, the company said. [18 May 2005]
