In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo Inc. has selected packet microwave supplier DragonWave Inc. to support its ongoing expansion. The two companies have been working together for several years and are expanding their relationship.
Gogo’s technology is available on more than 2,000 commercial aircraft and more than 6,500 business jets. DragonWave’s Horizon Quantum and Horizon Compact+ radios are supporting the link between Gogo’s remote towers back to a wired network. Future Technologies Venture LLC is the lead system designer for the backhaul project.
“Our requirements are unique in that we needed to find a cost effective, reliable and quick solution to link our customers back into a wired network from our remotely positioned towers,” said Anand Chari, Gogo’s CTO, in a statement. “We’ve selected DragonWave, as we’ve had a strong relationship with them over the past few years and have had reliable performance, service and support of the company’s products, which, in turn, has helped us provide a reliable quality of service to our inflight customers.”
DragonWave has also added the Harmony Trunk C hybrid trunking microwave radio to its portfolio, with the ability to meet all-outdoor or all-indoor network requirements and support up to four RF carriers. The solution is designed for mobile operators, military and broadcast applications.
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Version 11 includes support for Internet Explorer 9 and 10, support for Westell’s recently introduced, small-sized Kentrox Remote RMC-700 site management device, and support for native iOS and Android devices.
