Gogo Inflight Internet gets satellite technology to extend beyond US

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Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service, currently available in more than 1,000 commercial aircraft flying over the continental U.S., is getting satellite technology to extend its service globally.

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TripAdvisor US lodging survey: Social media budgets to rise in 2011

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TripAdvisor conducted its first survey of U.S. hoteliers, B&B owners and innkeepers in its database and found that 57% expect to increase their social media budgets in 2011.

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Google Chrome offering free Wi-Fi on AirTran, Delta, Virgin America

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Google Chrome wants to ensure that airlines aren’t nickel-and-diming travelers during the holiday season.

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Hotel guest buying shift puts pressure on LodgeNet

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All of that free Wi-Fi and widespread availability of Web-based adult-entertainment viewing may be contributing to pressure on LodgeNet, which provides various electronic guest-services to 1.9 million hotel rooms.

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JetBlue gets into satellite broadband business with ViaSat

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JetBlue intends to get into the airline broadband business through its LiveTV subsidiary and a partnership with satellite and wireless communications provider ViaSat.

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Aircell puts Wi-Fi in 1000th jet, Row 44 waits for Southwest

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Aircell says a Delta Air Lines DC-9 became the 1000th aircraft to be equipped with its Gogo Inflight Internet service, and now one-third of U.S. mainline aircraft are equipped with Aircell’s Wi-Fi solution.

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Southwest Airlines: Fleetwide Wi-Fi won’t come until 2013

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Getting various certifications to install Wi-Fi on Southwest Airlines’ aircraft is taking longer than expected and the service isn’t expected to be installed fleetwide until 2013.

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NetJets taps Aircell for Wi-Fi service

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NetJets intends to outfit its private jets with high-speed Internet service from Aircell.

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Ten tips to protect data and devices when travelling

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Travellers – especially in the corporate sector – are connected to the web and other digital platforms through electronic devices more than ever before.

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Workflow interruptus –Continental delays Wi-Fi installations

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While competitors speed installation of onboard Wi-Fi, Continental Airlines, busy getting its merger act together with United Airlines, has postponed plans to offer Internet access in the air while it sorts things out.

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