Satellite

摘要

JetBlue is a “few weeks” from commercial launch of its satellite-based in-flight Wi-Fi service,rnwhich is expected to deliver up to 12 Mbps download speeds, JetBlue officials said on an earnings call.rnJetBlue is in final testing of the service with a Boeing A320 150-seat airplane that’s flying the airline’srnU.S. routes, Chief Commercial Officer Robin Hayes said. The Wi-Fi offering is being implemented byrnViaSat and JetBlue's Live TV. The Wi-Fi service will be installed across JetBlue’s A320/321 150-seatrnand 190-seat airplanes in 2014 with its 100-seat Embraer E190 aircraft to follow by mid-2015, CEO DavidrnBarger said. The goal is to have 85 percent of JetBlue’s airplanes covered by year-end 2014, Barger said.rnThe JetBlue Wi-Fi offering is based on the platform ViaSat developed for its Exede consumer service.