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by KHPatel 5041 days ago
Lots of potential for startups in the inflight entertainment space if they uplift the restrictions on PEDs
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How so? You can already use portable electronic devices in flight, just not during takeoff or landing. I fail to see how lifting those two minor restrictions alone will open up anything to startups.
Seems like the delivery of content through wireless means can save the airline a lot of weight in cabling from head-end servers to each seat on long and medium haul flights