In 2008, Gogo made its debut
as a provider of in-flight connectivity and wireless in-flight digital
entertainment solutions. Six years later, more than 2,000 commercial and 6,500
business aircraft are equipped with the company’s exclusive products and
services.
Once the aircraft reaches
10,000 feet, passengers with Wi-Fi enabled devices are able to get online and
send text messages via the Gogo in-air multimedia platform. In-flight calls are
still prohibited by FFA regulations, though passengers can use their wireless
device to surf the Internet. Pricing ranges from day passes to monthly
subscriptions and flight passes to hourly passes to assure that the customer
receives value for the product purchased on each flight.
Gogo’s newest service is
Gogo Ground to Orbit (GTO), a proprietary hybrid technology that blends
existing satellite technologies with Gogo’s Air to Ground (ATG) network, which
offers peak speeds of 60 Mbps or more to aircrafts flying throughout North
America. This technology will launch later this year.
Additional products in the
company’s technology portfolio include:
• ATG-4, designed to significantly enhance the existing ATG
network and improve per aircraft capacity through the addition of Directional
Antenna, Dual Modem, and EV-DO Rev. B technologies;
• Gogo Satellite products;
• Gogo Text and Talk products;
• Gogo Platform, an in-air multimedia platform that gives
travelers the information, services, and entertainment; and
• Gogo Vision, which enables customers to wirelessly stream
content such as movies and TV shows from an onboard server to Wi-Fi enabled laptops
during flight.
Gogo is headed by company
president and CEO Michael Small, a 29-year veteran of the communications
industry. Michael previously served as the CEO and director of Centennial
Communications Corp.; executive vice president and CFO of 360 Degrees
Communications Company; and president of Lynch Corporation, a diversified
acquisition-oriented company with operations in telecommunications,
manufacturing and transportation services. Michael has an MBA from University
of Chicago and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University.
For more information visit
www.gogoair.com
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