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Bluetooth Use on Airplanes
Original Post: Bluetooth on Airplanes (eGroups Msg.)
Date: 2000-07-27
AirCell, Inc. and Motorola,
Inc. have announced that they successfully completed the world's first
in-flight test of Bluetooth wireless technology.
This test represents the first application of Bluetooth technology in
the aviation industry . Currently, the Federal Communications Commission
prohibits the use of personal cellular phones while airborne due to the
potential interference with the terrestrial wireless network. Recently ,
AirCell has developed an FCC-approved, in-flight cellular link that
prevents interference with conventional ground-based cell sites.
Presently, voice and data calls are placed with a hard-wired handset
rather than the user's personal communication device.
By combining the AirCell air-ground link with the Bluetooth technology,
pilots and passengers will be able to use their wireless phones, laptops
and other portable communication devices on the ground or in the air,
without interference with other networks.
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