Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Market Assessment
    • Market Structure
    • Growth Enablers and Opportunities
    • Growth Inhibitors and Threats
    • In-Flight Entertainment being Redefined
  • Countdown to In-Flight Broadband
    • Groundwork Laid for In-Flight Communications
    • Connexion: And So It Began
    • From then to Now: Current In-Flight Broadband Initiatives
  • Why Now: Market Changes Since Connexion
    • Technology
      • Cost Is a Four Letter Word
    • Airlines
    • Passenger
  • In-Flight Broadband Providers
    • Aircell
    • Panasonic
    • Row44
  • Airline Perspective
    • Delta
    • Southwest
    • American
    • Royal Jordanian
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Market Assessment
    • Emerging Competitors
      • OnAir
      • ViaSat
    • Mobile Operators
  • Leveraging the Network
    • Content
    • Voice
    • Video
    • Operations
  • Technology
    • Connectivity to the Plane
      • Air-to-Ground Network
      • Satellite
      • Pros and Cons
    • Passenger Access
  • Regulatory Environment
  • Targeting the Audience
    • Branding
    • Pricing
    • Devices
    • Roaming
    • User Type
  • Lessons to be Learned From the Hotspot
  • Market
  • Point of Sale vs. Wholesale: The Business Models Forecast
  • In-Flight Broadband
    • Installed Base of Broadband-Enabled Planes
    • In-Flight Broadband Installation Revenues
    • In-Flight Broadband Usage
    • In-Flight Broadband Service Revenues
      • Laptop versus Handheld Usage
    • DBS
      • Installed Base of DBS-Enabled Planes
      • In-Flight DBS Installation Revenues
      • In-Flight Video Service Revenues
  • Methodology
  • Glossary
  • Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

  • Table 1. In-Flight Broadband and Broadcast Television User Revenues (US$ in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Table 2. Comparison: Connexion vs. Now
  • Table 3. Cost Savings to Airlines: Connexion versus Now
  • Table 4. Delays in Row44 International Expansion
  • Table 5. Comparative Analysis: Row44 and Aircell
  • Table 6. ATG VS Satellite: Pros and Cons
  • Table 7. Embedded Wi-Fi Chipset Units in Mobile PCs by Category (Units in Thousands),2008–2013
  • Table 8. Portable CE Wi-Fi Chipset Unit Shipments per Market Segment (Units in Thousands), 2008–2013
  • Table 9. Mobile Handsets with Embedded Wi-Fi (Units in Thousands), 2008–2013
  • Table 10. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband-Enabled Airplanes, 2008–2013
  • Table 11. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband Connects (in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Table 12. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband Usage Revenues (US$ in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Table 13. Worldwide DBS-Enabled Airplanes, 2008–2013
  • Table 14. Worldwide DBS Installation Revenues (US$ in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Table 15. Worldwide DBS Usage Revenues (US$ in Millions), 2008–2013

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. In-Flight Broadband Market Structure
  • Figure 2. Impetus to New Breed In-Flight Broadband
  • Figure 3. In-Flight Broadband Timeline: Connexion to Now
  • Figure 4. Air-to-Ground Network Schematic
  • Figure 5. Satellite Network Schematic
  • Figure 6. AeroSat Radome Unit
  • Figure 7. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband-Enabled Airplanes and Annual Installations, 2008–2013
  • Figure 8. In-Flight Broadband Equipment Revenues (US$ in Millions) and Cost per Install (US$ in Thousands), 2008–2013
  • Figure 9. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband Connects (in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Figure 10. Worldwide In-Flight Broadband Usage Revenues (US$ in Millions), 2008–2013
  • Figure 11. Handhelds as a Percent of Total Connects: Long- vs. Short-Haul, 2008–2013
  • Figure 12. Handheld Revenues (US$ in Millions) and Percent of Total Revenues, 2008–2013
  • Figure 13. DBS Planes Installed (US$ in Millions) and Passenger Revenues (US$ in Thousands), 2008–2013