ARINC Incorporated announced the first installation of Rockwell Collins’ product eXchange™ with Service by ARINC’s SKYLinkSM on a BBJ (courtesy of UNISAT). The recent expansion of the SKYLink network means much of Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Central America, parts of South America, and the North Atlantic and Pacific routes are covered.
“The enhanced onboard system supports fully functioning operations of a modern iPhone, allowing it to perform like a PC on a ground network. It also supports UMA voice calling, access to email and corporate intranet (VPN), the Internet, Voice over IP (VoIP) global telephone service, and videoconferencing. In an industry first, the system includes a terminal wireless LAN unit (TWLU) as a wireless bridge from the aircraft cabin LAN to ground-based public and private networks, enabling 802.11a/b/g data transfers when a ground based 802.11a/b/g network is located for use.”
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