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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.
Row 44: $200,000
Row 44: Two days
Row 44: 150 pounds
Row 44: $9 to $12
Row 44: Laptops and handheld devices such as the BlackBerry.
Source: Internet research firm MultiMedia Intelligence
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