> A couple of years ago, they were talking about how they wanted to offer free internet to all passangers (with enough bandwidth that everyone could stream HD movies, thanks to the new satellite they launched in 2017). I'm not sure how the rollout is going, though, or if the airlines want to do this. I guess the airlines can make a fortune overcharging passengers for internet.
The only thing that makes sense to me right now is what airlines are already doing: serving cached video from a server on the airplane.
Yes, that’s actually what I worked on when I worked for them a few years back (specifically I worked on using satellite internet to update the onboard media libraries), but on launch of their new satellite they were pushing for simply allowing streaming.
The only thing that makes sense to me right now is what airlines are already doing: serving cached video from a server on the airplane.