Despite opposition, Boeing says get ready for cell phones in flight
Boeing's Connexion unit expects to offer cell phone service to airline passengers as early as 2006, a top
company official said Thursday at the Paris Air Show. "We expect that once the regulatory issues and the
social issues are ironed out we'll be introducing that service as well," says Laurette Koellner, president
of Connexion by Boeing, which also offers in-flight Web access on several airlines. "We're projecting that
to be some time next year," Reuters quotes her as saying. But those "social issues" could backfire
against Connexion, possibly making it "Public Enemy No. 1" among frequent fliers. There is widespread
opposition by both passengers and airline workers regarding phones on flights — and that sentiment
appears to be growing. More than 7,700 individuals, companies, and associations have filed written
complaints opposing in-flight cell phone usage, according to The Boston Globe. In fact, after reviewing
about 50 of those complaints, the paper concludes "that the public is fervently against the measure."
Opponents even suggest that allowing fliers to use cell phones could lead to an increase in air rage.
"The introduction of cell phone use in the cabin will not only increase tension among passengers, it will
compromise flight attendants' ability to maintain order in an emergency," wrote American Airlines flight
attendant Heidi Sakacs. Some good news though, many airlines will likely respect customers' wishes.
United, for example, says it doesn't plan to allow cell phones in flight — even if regulators approve it.
High Speed Wireless Internet Access at BWI
High speed wireless internet access for WBNI travelers is now available at all food courts within the Airport:
O'Brien's , Charlie's Grilled Subs, c-Concourse Beer Garden, Preakness Lounge and Harbor Lounge.
Travelers can purchase, and for a short time borrow a wireless network card at each
location. The flexible rate plans for access enable travelers to choose PayPerUse for 25 cents per minute,
unlimited daily access for $7.95 or monthly plans for as low as $15.95. Customers who have a wireless
internet card in their laptop, only need to turn it on and it should find the signal and bring up the wireless
server's homepage. The customer than logs on and pays the fee to get access. Wireless Internet is also
available at the US Airways Club. For more information, call 877-WISE-321.
New .mobi suffix points to wireless Web sites
AMSTERDAM, July 11 Consumers will soon be able to recognise Web sites specially designed for use
by mobile phones by the new ".mobi" suffix, which will be introduced alongside the popular ".com" and
other top-level domain names. The new suffix was approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers at a Luxemburg meeting on Monday. The first Web sites for mobile devices,
\which will be fit for a small screen and limited memory and bandwidth, will be ready in 2006.The new
domain name was requested by a group of powerful mobile phone operators and handset makers,
which set up a joint venture to encourage companies and Web site designers to create mobile Web
pages. If more Web pages are optimised for handheld devices, rather than desktop or laptop computers
with big screens, these companies hope more consumers will upgrade their phones. "As .mobi will
encourage the usage of advanced functionalities in mobile devices, the market potential for those
devices will increase," they said in a joint statement. Nokia, Ericsson and others also hope telecoms
operators will buy new infrastructure gear to serve those .mobi pages.
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