Mike discusses a recent business trip and covers the state of WiFi in airplanes. There are many advancements on the horizon. Gogo, the largest player in the field, is moving into the world of broadband satellite coverage in a technology shift that will offer fliers greater bandwidth and vastly broader geographic coverage.
The new system is called 2Ku, because it offers two antenna arrays to receive and send on the Ku band spectrum. This is a significant step forward but be prepared to shell out some additional money on your flight once it is deployed if you want to use it.
