SANTA MONICA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2017 / Ninth paragraph, fourth sentence in an article published on January 12, 2017 by Online Media Group, Inc. should read: One of the first major steps in building a network, trademarked as "Infinitus Super Highway," was the Federal Aviation Administration accepting Airborne's supplemental type certificate (STC) application to install a broadband transceiver system on Boeing 757-200 aircraft and subsequently assigning a project certification number to it. These are the initial steps in seeking an FAA approval for the project. (Instead of: "One of the first major steps in building the network, trademarked as "Infinitus Super Highway," was getting an approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for Airborne's supplemental type certificate (STC) application to install a broadband transceiver system on Boeing 757-200 aircraft.")
Tenth paragraph, second sentence should read: Should approvals roll in for the initial STC and future ones, Airborne plans to partner with an established aircraft industry player to market Infinitus Super Highway to as many aircraft operators as possible to get it installed, where those operators will later be able to share in the new revenue stream. (Instead of: "As approvals roll in, Airborne partners with an established aircraft industry player to market Infinitus Super Highway to as many aircraft operators as possible to get it installed, where those operators will later be able to share in the new revenue stream.")
These corrections are to clarify the difference between the Federal Aviation Administration accepting a STC application/assigning a project number and a final FAA approval of the STC application.
The corrected article reads:
Airborne Wireless Network Flying High with Air-to-Air Broadband Network
SANTA MONICA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2017 / Whether many reading this right this moment realize it or not, there's a good chance a plane is flying or just flew nearby you. When you consider both passenger and cargo air travel, Air Transport Action Group estimated that 2014 was the first year that the average number of worldwide flights exceeded 100,000 per day, with a stunning 37.4 million flights scheduled that year. Earlier this year, FlightRadar24 did an incredible job providing visualization to 24 hours of plane activity by tracking 76,329 flights in the U.S. on April 1, 2016 and putting them into a 57-second video demonstrating the amazing amount of air traffic. If you haven't seen it, check it out at https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/seeing-a-day-in-a-minute-24-hours-of-flights-in-the-us/ to get a true view of the scope of planes maneuvering above.
Every flight has a purpose, whether it's moving passengers or things, but are we utilizing airplanes to their full capacity? The team at Airborne Wireless Networks (OTCQB: ABWN) doesn't believe so. The Simi Valley, California-based company is the owner of a patent that was ahead of its time nearly two decades ago and now ready to upend wireless communications at their core.
Plainly stated, U.S. patent 6,284,878 B1 covers low-cost broadband wireless communication by using commercial aircraft, essentially providing a new telecommunications system in conjunction with existing infrastructure (low-earth orbit communication satellites, towers, buried cables, transocean fiber optics, etc.). In a sense, the simplicity of the concept is genius; install small, lightweight equipment, such as antennas, receivers and transmitters, on and in airplanes to send signals that can be picked up and retransmitted by other planes to create a robust communication network.
It's making smart use of planes that are already destined for worldwide locations every day in lieu of potentially spending hundreds of billions of dollars to keep expanding communication infrastructure that is pricey, somewhat unreliable and cluttering space with potentially dangerous "space junk."
Underscored by radio wave science, commercial aircraft cruising at a typical altitude of 40,000 feet can broadcast a signal for hundreds of miles. Each plane acts as a repeater with hand-off techniques implemented as planes cross paths, change altitudes, etc. to maintain a stable signal. With some 27,000 active commercial aircraft out there, the system overcomes challenges of single-point failures of today's technology. Should one plane drop out, the signal is simply redirected to another aircraft participating in the meshed digital network.
With one plane linked to another, the network will overcome countless obstacles today related to delivering low-cost, high speed internet to virtually every part of the planet, including offshore oil platforms, rural areas, island nations and ships at sea, to name just a few beneficiaries.
The thing is though, that when the patent was originally written back in the 1990's, the technology wasn't readily available to build out the system in a cost effective manner. Today, the technology abounds and there are more planes making more flights than ever before, a confluence of factors that dovetails perfectly with the strategy of Airborne Wireless to bring their air-to-air broadband system to the markets. Should they successfully build the network, Airborne will be the conduit for companies to tap into for digital transmissions and internet access, representing a pipeline of endless possibilities for Airborne.
Telecom, safety and in-flight entertainment are just a few areas that would reach whole new levels with a steady, strong signal. Leading in-flight Wi-Fi companies Gogo and ViaSat are actively bringing new technology into their portfolios and leaning on satellites to do it. Since going public in 2013, Gogo has faced steady downdrafts relating to spotty services, including American Airlines filing a suit in February looking to get out of its contract with Gogo to switch to ViaSat. In order to improve reliability and signal strength, Gogo is replacing its old ground-to-air connections with a new satellite in-flight internet system called 2Ku, which is substantially faster in speed. ViaSat uses its fleet of satellites to provide high speed internet on a plane and partners with other satellite owners for areas where it doesn't have coverage. Come spring, ViaSat expects to launch its newest satellite, ViaSat-2.
Clearly, the initiatives are in full effect to capitalize on the global aviation market. This plays nicely into the hands of Airborne who, as a wholesale carrier network, could be a valuable partner to any in-flight internet service provider. As a first mover and patent holder, Airborne is in the proverbial driver's seat, although there is still a long road ahead. One of the first major steps in building a network, trademarked as "Infinitus Super Highway," was the Federal Aviation Administration accepting Airborne's supplemental type certificate (STC) application to install a broadband transceiver system on Boeing 757-200 aircraft and subsequently assigning a project certification number to it. These are the initial steps in seeking an FAA approval for the project.
Airborne hit this milestone at the end of November and is now looking ahead towards getting Infinitus certified for most of the world's common commercial aircraft via multiple STCs. Should approvals roll in for the initial STC and future ones, Airborne plans to partner with an established aircraft industry player to market Infinitus Super Highway to as many aircraft operators as possible to get it installed, where those operators will later be able to share in the new revenue stream.
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