Qantas Announces Free Domestic In-Flight High-Speed Wi-Fi Starting Next Year
Photo Credit: A promotional image of a Qantas aircraft. Qantas
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With Qantas' decision, the question arises what other oneworld partners will do next. The Wi-Fi space race just heated up again, and it never even had time to cool down.
Qantas has announced its selection of ViaSat Ka-band connections to offer customers free high-speed connectivity staring next year.
ViaSat will tap into the NBN satellite network to supply the service over the Australian territory. Partnering with other satellite providers to supplement the coverage of its own satellite coverage is key to ViaSat's global growth.
ViaSat will deliver speeds and capacity to Qantas sufficient for passengers to stream movies, and watch TV shows, news and live sports.
