On Starlink, the deployment of WiFi is accelerating, with airlines vying to connect to it.
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SpaceX 旗下 Starlink 正在加快进入民航客舱。Business Insider 在一篇体验报道中称,这项原本偏小众的机上网络服务,正逐步变成航空公司吸引高频旅客和商务客的重要配置。

报道提到,2024 年 10 月卡塔尔航空开通首个 Starlink 航班时,公开宣布合作的航司只有 8 家。到近两年后,这一数字又增加了 35 家,包括美国航空、阿联酋航空和西南航空等大型航司。

航司扩张仍需时间

虽然签约数量增加,但 Starlink 要在各家航司机队内全面铺开仍需数年。原因在于,飞机安装设备需要停场改装,不同航司的推进节奏差异较大。

不过,报道认为,Starlink 的速度表现已明显高于多数传统机上网络服务,甚至快过不少家庭宽带,这让它从“附加服务”转向更具竞争力的基础配置。

速度与使用门槛成卖点

以卡塔尔航空的体验航班为例,乘客只需连接机上网络名称即可使用,无需额外填写邮箱或单独付费。机组人员称,这也可能减少乘客求助连接网络或投诉信号不稳的情况。

报道对比称,在另一趟同航司机上,传统付费 WiFi 价格为 10 美元,下载速度通常约为 5 Mbps,只能较勉强地观看低清视频和听音乐。使用 Starlink 时,下载速度最高达到 215 Mbps,最低一度降至 11 Mbps,但大部分时间维持在三位数水平。

文中提到,乘客可在空中流畅观看高清视频、直播社交平台内容,并进行视频通话。与多数只在巡航阶段开启的传统机上网络不同,Starlink 可实现从登机口到登机口的持续连接,这对商务旅客尤其重要。

商务出行场景更受关注

报道认为,Starlink 对商务出行的意义可能大于普通娱乐需求。更稳定的网络意味着旅客在飞行途中仍可处理邮件、提交稿件或参加线上沟通,商业航班在连接体验上也因此更接近公务机。

不过,并非所有航司都允许乘客在 Starlink 网络上拨打电话。报道提到,美联航和汉莎航空等公司仍限制这一用法。

文章也指出,更强的联网能力带来便利的同时,也压缩了飞行途中与外界暂时隔离的空间。过去因网络不稳定而保留下来的“离线时间”,可能会随着 Starlink 的普及而进一步减少。

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