Steve VarsanoFounder at The Jet Business

How accessing WIFI while flying works.

Name: How accessing WIFI while flying works.
Uploaded: 2024-11-30T12:58:01+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Steve Varsano
Description: Steve Varsano explains why in-flight Wi-Fi costs money and how Qatar Airways is switching to Starlink on its Boeing 777s. Installing the system runs…

30 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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Steve Varsano explains why in-flight Wi-Fi costs money and how Qatar Airways is switching to Starlink on its Boeing 777s. Installing the system runs $300,000 to $400,000 per plane, with monthly service ranging from free to $15,000 depending on usage. Starlink's low-Earth orbit means faster speeds than traditional satellite systems.

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Hey Steve, can I get Wi-Fi on a jet? Of course you can, on any jet, but you have to pay. Really? How much? Take a seat, it's a long story. The younger generation really takes Wi-Fi for granted. Obviously on the ground you can get Wi-Fi no matter where you are, whether you have to pay for it or you don't, it's available most places. In the air it's not so easy. I think just about a month ago Qatar Airlines actually just put Starlink on their 777s, and I believe they might offer it for free, which is an incredible consideration they're giving to their people because people just want to stay connected, especially on long flights. The Starlink Starlink satellites are much closer in the lower Earth orbit, so the latency and the time sending the signal from Earth up to the satellite to Starlink and back is much quicker than you do going to the KA or KU band. Depends if you need a domestic or you need an international, but I think if you want the full, full global coverage, it probably costs somewhere in the $300,000 to $400,000 to get it installed, and then you have to buy a plan that really can cost you from $0 to $15,000 a month depending on how much usage