Aricent has formed an alliance with Aircell on the development of key software and processing components for the company's inflight Broadband Systems. Aircell is a premier wireless data and voice communications provider in business aviation and now commercial aviation. The company's new Broadband System will provide inflight Internet access to commercial airline passengers in 2008. Aricent developed software components and functionality for Aircell's on-board central control processor. This system provides data communication between inflight Wi-Fi users and the cellular air-to-ground communications module used to deliver Aircell's in-flight service, Gogo to passengers. Using the Aircell Broadband System, all travellers will be able to connect to the Internet in a fully integrated wireless cabin over a mobile broadband air-to-ground link. The result for commercial airline passengers is a broadband in flight experience that includes Internet, VPN access, email, multimedia capabilities, and extends to video on demand, games and additional entertainment choices. The Aircell network will initially cover the continental U.S. and will be expanded to the rest of North America, including Canada , Mexico and the Caribbean .
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