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At a glance: Wi-Fi in the friendly skies


08:59 AM PDT, June 17, 2008

Wireless skies

A new generation of equipment being developed for in-flight Internet connections is cheaper, lighter and easier to install on airplanes than the first-generation system developed by Boeing. Here is a comparison of one of the new systems being developed by Westlake Village-based Row 44 and the system dropped by Boeing in 2006.

Cost

Boeing: $500,000

Row 44: $200,000

Time to implement

Boeing: More than one week

Row 44: Two days

Weight

Boeing: 1,000 pounds

Row 44: 150 pounds

Passenger fee

Boeing: $20 to $30

Row 44: $9 to $12

Supported Wi-Fi devices

Boeing: Laptops

Row 44: Laptops and handheld devices such as the BlackBerry.

Source: Internet research firm MultiMedia Intelligence

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