Qantas to offer free (and fast) inflight Internet from February
Qantas will flick the switch on its free inflight Internet service next month as the airline begins 'technology trials' on a Boeing 737-800 jet. Passengers on its domestic flights will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and jump online for what Qantas promises will be a broadband experience good enough for streaming movies and live TV. The Boeing 737 will connect to the NBN's pair of Sky Muster satellites which take all of Australia under their wing. Each Sky Muster satellite blankets Australia with 101 'spot beams'. The Sky Muster satellites use Ka-band signals which Qantas technology partner ViaSat says will deliver a 12Mbps pipeline to each connected device on the plane. That's about the same clip as the fastest ADSL2+ home or office Internet services, and more than twice what's needed to watch Netflix in high definition. <br/>
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Qantas to offer free (and fast) inflight Internet from February
Qantas will flick the switch on its free inflight Internet service next month as the airline begins 'technology trials' on a Boeing 737-800 jet. Passengers on its domestic flights will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and jump online for what Qantas promises will be a broadband experience good enough for streaming movies and live TV. The Boeing 737 will connect to the NBN's pair of Sky Muster satellites which take all of Australia under their wing. Each Sky Muster satellite blankets Australia with 101 'spot beams'. The Sky Muster satellites use Ka-band signals which Qantas technology partner ViaSat says will deliver a 12Mbps pipeline to each connected device on the plane. That's about the same clip as the fastest ADSL2+ home or office Internet services, and more than twice what's needed to watch Netflix in high definition. <br/>
