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"Something I'm still excited to see\u2014another airline, Southwest, is testing satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on aircrafts.  While this isn't the first airline to test Internet access on an airplane, this is the first that will be trying out wi-fi on more than one plane, and offering full Internet access as well, which is unlike JetBlue's testing of wi-fi access on both counts.  \nIn order to do so, Southwest is teaming up with Row 44 in order to power wi-fi access.  Southwest won't be rolling this out until this summer (bummer), but it's still a large step forward for the airline industry overall.  Now all we need is for every plane out there to be equipped with outlets.  \nRow 44 has been working with the provision of wireless and wired services in aircrafts for some time, including video entertainment, cell phone support, as well as airline operational services.  The hopeful end of this partnership with Row 44 is that it allows Southwest to leverage the company's existing network for such services. \nNot many other details have been revealed about the upcoming testing of wi-fi, such as the specific routes that will be used for testing this service, or if it will eventually cost customers extra, but the move does speak to Southwest's increasing attention to the business market.  The changes that Southwest has made, even since this year, have been mostly for the purpose of gaining more business-class fliers and with particular goals of stealing market share from the larger airlines that have announced plans to begin offering wi-fi on their planes as well."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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