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The system will be offeref on Cessna's Citation XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation Xbusinessd jets. The Aircell High Speee Internet system allows passenger s touse Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablet PCs, smartphonez and PDAs to surf the Web, send and receivr e-mail with attachments, access their corporate Virtual Private Networks, all at full mobilew broadband speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircell said. Aircell'sx network uses a network of U.S. grounf stations and an exclusivebroadband air-to-ground spectrum, the companty says. It claims the system is up to 56 times fastef than atraditional dial-ulp connection.
The gear involved weighs 11 pounds, plus two belly-mountedx antennae that weigh 1.25 poundxs each. "Companies operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plain and simples -- and nothing increasesz productivity more than having a full-scale Internet connectio available in flight," Rogert Whyte, Cessna's senior VP of sales and said in a statement. "The Aircell High Speefd Internet system isa game-changet because it's the firsty system that provides a true high speerd Internet experience like that to whichb passengers are accustomed to on the while being small and light enough to fit comfortablg into our midsize Citations.
" The first Aircellk High Speed Internet system installations from the Cessnza factory will be available for delivery in the secons quarter of 2010, Aircell said. Aircell'es commercial-airline Internet service -- Gogo Inflighy Internet -- is flying today with American Virgin America, Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airwaye and is coming soon to Air Canada and Unitedr Airlines.