Essay – Internet in the Sky – Surf but Don’t Make Phone Calls – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, September 16, 2008  //  0 Comments  //  Asides, Cloud Computing, Emerging Trends, On the Radar

Essay – Internet in the Sky – Surf but Don’t Make Phone Calls – NYTimes.com
“THE nice thing about a long-haul flight is you’ve got time to do a lot of different things,” said Jack Blumenstein, the chief executive of Aircell.

True. You can read. You can watch the movie or, on a few airlines, enjoy live satellite television. You can work, eat, drink or sleep. And now, thanks to new technology by Aircell, you can get broadband Internet service on your laptop.