JetBlue and ViaSat Announce 21st Century Inflight Broadband ConnectivityJetBlue and ViaSat Announce 21st Century Inflight Broadband Connectivity
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Memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the provision of in-flight broadband access and other services for customers on JetBlue's fleet of more than 160 aircraft
NEW YORK – JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) today announce the intent to create the industry's best inflight broadband for commercial aviation, using ViaSat's innovative high-capacity satellite technology.
"This system will be designed for the 21st century, not just for today's personal connectivity needs, but with the bandwidth to expand to meet tomorrow's needs as well," said Dave Barger, JetBlue's Chief Executive Officer. "In just the three years since we launched BetaBlue, the first commercial aircraft with simple messaging capability, technology has advanced by generations. Rather than invest in current technology, designed to transmit broadcast video and audio, we elected to partner with ViaSat to create broadband functionality worthy of today's interactive personal technology needs."
Read the full JetBlue Ka-band inflight broadband story here.