Articles tagged “row44”

Online Travel

JetBlue Figures Out How to Keep Wi-Fi Free, Disses Rivals Gogo and Row44

Hotels: Are you listening?

Airlines

Southwest Wi-Fi Could Get Going Below 10,000 Feet

If Southwest starts letting its passengers use Wi-Fi when the aircraft leaves the gate or soon thereafter that will amount to a lot more time online than other airlines are offering. That's more opportunity for increasing Wi-Fi fees, too.

Southwest Wi-Fi Could Get Going Below 10,000 Feet

Airlines

Gogo in-flight wifi survives monopoly claims after judge throws out lawsuit

This isn't the end of the lawsuit, and the in-flight Internet marketplace is changing as new competitors enter with satellite technology.

Media and PR

Sucker’s moon: Why bundling access and content doesn’t make sense — even at 10,000 feet

Consumers don't want to be constricted on their own devices, even if they hold these devices 10,000 feet above ground. Charge for access, sure, but content or commerce behavior above ground will mirror their behavior on the ground.

Sucker’s moon: Why bundling access and content doesn’t make sense — even at 10,000 feet

Online Travel

In-Flight Wifi provider Row44 bought in a $430 million deal

Golden Eagle Acquisitions sees an opportunity in melding content and Wi-Fi technology, but Row 44's relatively small foothold may not make it the ideal tool for the blending experiment. Also, users will evolve more and more towards their own entertainment, so the content part will become redundant over time.

In-Flight Wifi provider Row44 bought in a $430 million deal

Airlines

Why getting Wi-Fi on flights is just not enough

Now that passengers have -- sometimes -- Wi-Fi on flights, airlines need to provide broader capabilities. Gogo and Row 44 are working on divergent solutions, and their projected timetables sound overly optimistic.