AS-IP Tech Inc (IPTK)

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Hope IPTK is marketing here. Good opportunities for their economical wifi connectivity.

IPTK's answer to what they can do
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127769028

"Airlines Still Considering the Value of In-Flight Wi-Fi September 1, 2017"
Low-cost carriers, though, have expressed different perspectives on featuring in-flight Wi-Fi service on their aircraft. While low-cost carriers represented at the 2017 IAFS event acknowledge that a significant portion of passengers on long-haul flights, and especially those sitting in business class cabins, do want Wi-Fi, it’s not necessarily a necessity for them.

At IAFS, there were a total of four low-cost carriers represented. Spirit Airlines was the only one to reveal that it’s moving closer to signing a deal to equip its entire Airbus A320 fleet with Wi-Fi. Spirit currently operates an all-Airbus fleet of 104 A320s. Tap Portugal already features in-flight Wi-Fi provided by OnAir on its long-haul Airbus aircraft.

Allegiant Air and Sun Country however, both told Via Satellite’s sister publication Avionics that they’re not currently in a position to invest in in-flight Wi-Fi. Allegiant Air Senior Vice President Lukas Johnson, for example, said the Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier is currently investing more than $1 billion into a new fleet of 100 Airbus A320s and A319s, which will replace its retiring fleet of MD-80s. But the new aircraft will not feature Wi-Fi, as Allegiant has not received major passenger interest in it.

“Our average flights are around two hours, with virtually no business traffic,” said Johnson. “People are usually just going out to the beach or for leisure travel.”

Johnson said the cost of operating internet service simply would not be worth it if not enough passengers are using the service.

“It’s just not on the radar for us,” he said. “It’s very different than if you’re flying trans-continental with business class passengers and it’s a requirement to have on your plane.”

Elsewhere, Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines shared a similar perspective on investing in in-flight Wi-Fi service. Sun Country operates a fleet of 22 Boeing 737-700s/800s and provides passengers with a seven-inch tablet featuring television shows, movies and gaming, but no connection to the internet.

“Connectivity to the internet? I don’t think that’s for us right now,” said Sun Country Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jude Bricker, who took over as head of Sun Country in July after serving as executive VP of Allegiant.

“We’re still studying Wi-Fi, but I don’t know if we’re ready to commit to that today,” said Bricker, adding that Sun Country also has found that seat-back devices are no longer economical since most passengers now carry their own personal devices on board."

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/09/01/airlines-still-considering-value-flight-wi-fi/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Via_Satellite&utm_content=Airlines%20Still%20Considering%20the%20Value%20of%20In-Flight%20Wi-Fi

"Are you making any investments into new in-flight connectivity technology?
All of our long-haul aircraft are fully connected. We have not yet made a decision for our European fleet on connectivity. We have plugs in seats and stands for iPads, but we have not made the decision to provide internet yet because what works in the U.S. doesn’t really work well in Europe. There’s not an economic model in Europe that works for us right now.

Is it difficult to establish a profitable business model around providing in-flight Wi-Fi for intra-European flying?
The customer’s expectation is that it’s going to be free, and if I provide it for free, it ends up costing a lot of money because I have to pay for the bandwidth. It’s not so much the cost of the equipment and installation, it’s more about the bandwidth.

With internet, if only 5% of passengers are going to pay to use it, that type of demand is not enough to justify the investment in bandwidth. We’d have to charge for it or incur a much higher seat cost, which is the opposite direction we want to go. I don’t want to have you who wants to pay 49 Euros to fly point-to-point to have to bare the cost of an internet capability, capital cost and usage cost that you’re not personally going to use. That’s what we’re struggling with. Clearly the market is moving there. Do customers want internet on board? Of course they do.

On our European fleet, we have a decision to make as to whether we will invest in connectivity. At this point, I haven’t seen a business case that justifies it."

http://www.aviationtoday.com/2017/09/08/tap-portugal-talks-affordable-ifc-europe/

"At this point, I haven’t seen a business case that justifies it."

“Our average flights are around two hours, with virtually no business traffic,” said Johnson. “People are usually just going out to the beach or for leisure travel.”

IPTK's answer:
"What we developed is our own Bluetooth characteristic optimised for aircraft networks and satellites. The justification was all our communications and all modern communication platforms are short burst data, including Email, SMS, IM, Google, Twitter, Banking, News, Booking, Billing, Weather and the back end of all Social Networks.

The end result is an aircraft platform that is up to 90% cheaper than Wi-Fi and does not have the certification/installations complexities of Wi-Fi, plus is up to 98% more data efficient which directly translates to user cost

Hope their marketing is effective and we see a deal soon. fflya perfect fit for the leisure traveler
http://www.fflya.com/