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Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment I was off the plane - and had picked up my luggage - and sailed out of the airport in just 10 minutes. Online check-in worked fine, as did the fast bag drop. It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was... [16 Apr 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being drawn through the terminal towards their plane. The bag drop points are equipped with these digital signature... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo By putting the tech right by the plane any last minute changes, such as removal of baggage, can be managed more efficiently. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when they... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo Above, a British Airways plane passes the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Above - two workers connect one of the customer bag drop points to the state-of-the-art baggage handling system. Terminal 5 (T5) is... [17 Jul 2007]
Will broadband in the sky take off?
News It still sees a future where every plane comes packing wi-fi and cellular connectivity. In the case of cars, new functionality will often get its first run out in high-end models before gradually being introduced into... [23 Aug 2006]
3GSM Diary: Jolie, Auntie's IMP and content vs apps
Comment Cue the ever-sharp Zander walking on stage, just off a plane, saying: "So tell me about Angelina Jolie. This morning I liked his handling of the 'fireside chats' (I'll keep on adding the single quotes until the day an... [17 Feb 2005]
Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Architecture
White Paper The main focus of GMPLS is on the control plane of these various layers since each of them can use totally different data or forwarding planes. The intention is to cover both the signaling and the routing part of that... [25 Feb 2004]
Surfing at 30,000ft - how it works
News This story was written on Connexion's plane to demonstrate in-flight internet connections with a notebook containing a 1.6GHz Banias chip from Intel. The plane circled the San Francisco airport for close... [07 Feb 2003]
