Qantas will struggle to deliver on high-speed Wi-Fi promise, says expert
Qantas will struggle to deliver streaming entertainment and video calls over its new inflight Wi-Fi system as promised, a prominent telecommunications expert says. The airline announced Tuesday it would trial free Wi-Fi connecting passengers to the National Broadband Network, giving them internet as fast as what they are used to on the ground. But Rod Tucker, professor at the University of Melbourne's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, said Qantas was being "very optimistic" with its high-speed claims. Tucker said a satellite dish in remote Australia could deliver speeds of up to 20 megabits per second. On a plane, however, that bandwidth would be shared among passengers, with speeds deteriorating for each additional device connected to the service. <br/>
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Qantas will struggle to deliver on high-speed Wi-Fi promise, says expert
Qantas will struggle to deliver streaming entertainment and video calls over its new inflight Wi-Fi system as promised, a prominent telecommunications expert says. The airline announced Tuesday it would trial free Wi-Fi connecting passengers to the National Broadband Network, giving them internet as fast as what they are used to on the ground. But Rod Tucker, professor at the University of Melbourne's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, said Qantas was being "very optimistic" with its high-speed claims. Tucker said a satellite dish in remote Australia could deliver speeds of up to 20 megabits per second. On a plane, however, that bandwidth would be shared among passengers, with speeds deteriorating for each additional device connected to the service. <br/>
