Aircell to Upgrde to LTE in 2011

Aircell, airborne communications, said it will upgrade 4G on Long Term Evolution to enable the next generation ultra-high bandwidth mobile services such as hi-definition and interactive TV and multi-player gaming .

Aircell's current offering, Gogo turns a commercial airplane into a Wi-Fi hotspot, providing full Internet access - Using an exclusive FCC frequency license, CDMA Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Rev A protocol and network optimization and acceleration technology, to deliver an data rate of more than 12 Mbps peak to Gogo-equipped aircraft.  By the end of 2009, further advances in existing technologies will enable Aircell to deliver a raw data rate of up to 22.7 Mbps to aircraft. By the beginning of 2011, Aircell expects to deploy its 4G LTE network, which will enable a throughput of up to 300 Mbps to aircraft.