Re: Boeing's Connexion announcement

[Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () cisco com>]

On Oct 14, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Christian Kuhtz wrote:

> Such a service would probably only make sense for transcon U.S.  
> flights, where the lack of connectivity can be noticed.  And on  
> those routes (at least the airline that I fly) I have about half a  
> dozen or so EmPowered choices each day between, say, Atlanta and  
> Los Angeles.

I think a hotspot-like monthly pass option for flights of any  
duration would receive strong uptake, were the service ubiquitous,  
which will require near-universal availability of power in economy- 
class cabins, IMHO.

Understand, this is all just my personal opinion; I would -love- for  
this service to be economically viable so that I could use it.  I  
just believe that there are certain preconditions which must be met  
for it to succeed.

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