The frequent flyers that rely on jets (private or commercial) to get from A to B will soon benefit from a newer technology that can create a Bluetooth access point in any form of aircraft. There are, of course, some other solutions out there, which have already been implemented and use the more advanced Wi-Fi technology, but this communication solution via Bluetooth is more affordable and easier to implement.

ASiQ is the company that has manufactured this new access point for the Bluetooth technology and they are offering a cheaper communication alternative to the passengers that need to stay in touch even when 5000 meters above the Earth. Although it is limited compared to Wi-Fi, users of the ASiQ Bluetooth access point will still be able to send SMS, MMS, voice messaging, text and emails.

Not only that you get to use your mobile phone's most popular communicating skills, but this solution will not cost companies as much as a Wi-Fi aircraft connection would, thus reducing your flying costs as well. With an estimated value of $10,000 per aircraft, the Bluetooth access points can save companies up to $90,000 USD upon implementation. In these times of financial crisis, ASiQ might have hit the jackpot, with a solution that could become very popular, very soon. I4Unews says that the first installation will be made in Q2 of 2010.

In case you are a little skeptical about this new solution, you must know that ASiQ has been building aircraft communication solutions for quite some time now and they have all been implemented so far. Sure, this is not wireless, but it does cost ten times less. And the fact that all main functions of a mobile phone are accessible to users makes the ASiQ Bluetooth access point a good contender on the aircraft communication market.


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