Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Gogo is all about bringing the best customer experience to our aviation partners; this deal will dramatically increase bandwidth and drive overall costs per bit down by orders of magnitude... 2Ku was originally designed to take advantage of these satellite enhancements. Airline partners who already committed to 2Ku will be able to take advantage of this new arrangement once the systems are flying without any equipment modifications."

Source: Anand Chari, Gogo's chief technology officer, commenting on the background involving one of the largest satellite capacity deals, ever, in the aero market with global satellite operator SES to meet the growing demand for high-speed inflight connectivity.

FMI: www.gogoair.com