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To: Pierre who wrote (15658)	8/12/2000 3:50:49 PM
From: rhkohnen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

From what I can make of it from the different releases, each airplane will have two networks on it. One network is a high speed, unsecured network which can drop out. This network is for downloading movies, music, etc where if communications is interrupted, it's no big deal. The second network is a lower speed, but secure network to support voice and data/internet activities. This one would use G. Imagine each seat having a LAN drop connection that you could plug in a laptop or handunit. Of course you would have to rent the handunit or interface cable from the airlines<GG>. These could all be connected, using ethernet, to a Qcom DSL unit or PBX. The DSL would be from IFN. The DSL would have to broadcast the information using Radio Frequency to the G satelite, which would be by QCOM. G* picks up the radio broadcast and sends it to the nearest gateway, which sends it to the nearest IFN office. IFN would provide all of the same services that other DSL providers, such as Teligent provides. DSL supports both voice and data. The voice is on a different frequency from the data. A 400 Kbps DSL network easily supports an office 100. The airline contracts for a certain amount of bandwidth/mo from IFN. IFN contracts that same amount from G, but at a lower rate. From what I can see, everybody makes money, the airlines through rental, QCOM through hardware sales, IFN through services, and best of all G which provides the conduit that makes it all happen. To get a better idea how big this is see my earlier post. I hope I did not confuse.