Cabin Electronics Special Report 2014

Faster in-flight communications and significantly improved wireless connectivity remain the dominant themes among aircraft cabin outfitters and OEMs this year, as customers and the industry alike anticipate the introduction of improved systems able to use bandwidth available on the Ka band. Offering speeds up to 10 times faster than legacy L-band communications and the current state-of-the-art Ku-band systems, Ka-band connectivity promises to elevate in-cabin voice communications and data streaming from an experience comparable to older dial-up modem speeds to capabilities rivaling and even surpassing today’s fastest and most advanced home and office Internet connections.