Mar
30
2008
Ofcom gives cellphone use on planes the huge thumbs way, way up
Posted by: admin in Mobile TechFiled under: Handsets
Prepare to be annoyed — well maybe prepare to prepare to be annoyed is more fitting — as Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator thinks flying and speaking is fine for UK-registered aircraft. The technology will rely on a pico cell on the aircraft — that’s activated once the plane passes through 10,000 feet — that links you up to the rest of the telecom world via satellite. Of course, (un)fortunately roadblocks still exist, as any airlines that want on board will need to have any equipment installed on aircraft checked out by the European Aviation Safety Bureau. We love all things cell, as some might have noticed, but we shudder a wee bit at the prospect of being stuck next to a loud talker for a long-haul international red-eye. Non-talking section anybody?
[Via textually.org]
