Inflight Connectivity Technology Now Installed On Numerous Aircraft Types Flying All Over The World

Gogo has reached a milestone of 200 installations of 2Ku, the industry's leading inflight connectivity technology.

The company now has installed the technology on many major fleet types including Airbus' A319, A321, A330 and A340 aircraft; and Boeing's 737-800 and 747-400 aircraft. For the first time, passengers flying in all regions of the world are now experiencing high-speed inflight internet.

"We are still on pace to hit our goal of between 550 and 650 2Ku equipped aircraft by the end of this year," says John Wade, EVP and Chief Operating Officer. "I'm also extremely excited to say that we have managed to get our install times down to less than 2 days, by far the best in the industry. Less downtime for the aircraft is hugely important for our airline partners."

Gogo's 2Ku technology is a proprietary dual antenna system developed to bring global streaming-class internet to aircraft. 2Ku is now flying and outperforming all other global connectivity solutions and delivers speeds of 15 Mbps to each passenger device, covering 98 percent of all flight hours around the world with 98 percent system availability.

With an open architecture that leverages current and future Ku satellites, 2Ku offers unrivaled adaptability to keep airlines connected now and in the future. Performance of the technology will be boosted by a new modem currently being installed on aircraft. The proprietary features of the new modem significantly increase throughput and reliability to and from the aircraft, allowing significantly more than the current 15 Mbps to each passenger device.

Gogo currently has 14 airlines representing more than 1600 aircraft awards for the 2Ku technology.

(Source: Gogo news release)

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