Satcom1 joins the battle for in-flight PDA shares
The race is on for market share in a communication system that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs),

The race is on for market share in a communication system that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), such as the BlackBerry. Denmark’s Satcom1 considers itself very much among the front-runners in this contest. The company recently revealed details of its system based on Inmarsat’s Swift64 and SwiftBroadband satcom and developed as part of Satcom1’s AvioIP portfolio of communication services.

The AvioIP has already been installed in a Boeing Business Jet and on executive/VIP versions of the Airbus A330 and Airbus A340, according to Satcom1 technical manager Jean-Francois Gault. Satcom1 is also in discussions with Dassault Falcon Jet to make the system available on the French aircraft manufacturer’s line of business jets. An agreement is expected by year-end.