Hybrid communication "Gogo GTO" to improve Internet speed in airplane

One thing that becomes a bottleneck when traveling by airplane is "being unable to connect to the Internet", especially when it comes to long distance flights like international flights, that feeling of uneasiness will come at a stretch. In order to respond to the voice of those users, Japan Airlines (JAL)JAL SKY Wi-FiANA (ANA) also offersLaunch Wi-Fi service on international flightsThere are widespread Internet connection services for passenger aircraft, but the technology to improve the line speed is to be started in the US from the second half of 2014.

Gogo's hybrid GTO technology bringing 60 Mbps download capability to airlines in 2014
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/gogoshybrid-gto-in-flight-wifi-enhanced-speeds/


It is the Internet connection provider for aircraft that operates this serviceGogo, Which has provided Internet service in a system similar to the mobile phone network called "ATG (Air to Ground)" system.


In the ATG system, "INMARSAT"Unlike communication satellite systems, we are communicating by emitting radio waves from the ground towards the aircraft overhead. Although there is a merit that there is less delay than communication satellite system, there is a disadvantage that bandwidth is narrow (= communication speed is slow).


In order to solve the problem, it was developed as a "GTO (Ground to Orbit)" system, a hybrid system of communication satellite and ATG, and started operation from the second half of 2014. In this method, the existing ATG equipment is dedicated to the uplink (uplink side), and from the communication satellite "Ku beltIt is characterized in that it is responsible only for receiving information (downlink side) using radio waves. By using this system, we can make "a communication speed of 60 Mbps at the maximum" twenty times higher than that of the conventional system, and shorten the period required for approval of the device by setting the communication equipment with the satellite to receive only He said that.

Service will be available from Virgin America Company in the second half of 2014. However, it is limited to the United States.

ByAndrew W. Sieber

· Additional notes 2016/02/23 9:44
It turned out that American Airlines contracted with Gogo withdrew the complaint filed with the court that he wanted him to cancel the contract with Gogo.

Gogo announced today that American Airlines has dismissed the declaratory judgment action it filed against Gogo on February 12, 2016 - Feb 22, 2016
http://gogoair.mediaroom.com/2016-02-22-Gogo-announced-today-that-American-Airlines-has-dismissed-the-declaratory-judgment-action-it-filed-against-Gogo-on-February-12-2016


American Airlines said it intends to switch providers to ViaSat, which provides a better connection system than the ATG system that Gogo had offered to the company, and there is a product that is superior to Gogo In that case, I am allowed to change it there "and submitted a complaint to the Texas Court on February 12, 2016 (local time and date). However, Gogo announced that American Airlines withdrew the complaint on February 22 in local time. The GTO method, which has superior line speed than ATG, was not provided to American Airlines.