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The system will be offered on Cessna's Citatiohn XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation X business The Aircell High Speed Internet system allows passengers touse Wi-Fk enabled laptops, tablet PCs, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Web, send and received e-mail with attachments, access theier corporate Virtual Private Networks, all at full mobilde broadband speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircel l said. Aircell's network uses a network of U.S. ground stationzs and an exclusivebroadband air-to-ground the company says. It claims the system is up to 56 timesx faster than atraditional dial-up The gear involved weighs 11 plus two belly-mounted antennae that weighy 1.25 pounds each.
"Companies operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plainj and simple -- and nothing increases productivity more than having a full-scale Internet connection available in flight," Roger Cessna's senior VP of salesz and marketing, said in a statement. "Th e Aircell High Speed Internet system isa game-change r because it's the first syste m that provides a true high speed Interney experience like that to whic h passengers are accustomed to on the ground, whils being small and light enough to fit comfortabl y into our midsize Citations.
" The firstg Aircell High Speed Internet system installations from the Cessna factory will be available for delivery in the secondc quarter of 2010, Aircell said. Aircell'sx commercial-airline Internet service -- Gogo Infligh Internet -- is flying today with American Virgin America, Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways and is coming soon to Air Canada and United