Gogo Business Aviation: Welcome To A Connected Life In The Sky
Gogo Business Aviation, formerly known as Aircell, is a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment, services and support to the business aviation market.
Through a full range of capabilities including Internet, voice, entertainment, cockpit data and more, the company increases the productivity, safety, and enjoyment of the business aviation travel experience.
Gogo Biz is a major advance in broadband technology. It’s the only aviation system that gives you Internet and voice with equipment small and light enough for virtually any aircraft.
You can surf the Internet, send and receive email with attachments, and log into your corporate VPN using your own personal laptop, smartphone or tablet. Performing at the fastest, most affordable airborne data speeds, Gogo Biz allows you to use your Wi-Fi connected devices to do in the air virtually everything you do on the ground.An AS9100-certified company, Gogo Business Aviation serves a global customer base and has an authorized dealer/distributor network that spans six continents. The only company to offer all three of business aviation’s most popular network technologies – Gogo Biz®, SwiftBroadband and Iridium – it offers solutions to fulfill any customer need, aircraft type or geography.
A Collier Trophy nominee and the recipient of several dozen awards for innovation, Gogo Business Aviation is widely credited with many of the industry’s most influential historical achievements, beginning with the groundbreaking airborne cellular concept that launched the company in 1991.
Recently; Gogo announced that it will bring its next generation ATG-4 air-to-ground connectivity technology to business aviation. ATG-4 will be available for business aircraft via a new equipment package called ATG 8000. First shipments are expected in April 2015.
Particularly well-suited for large business aircraft in corporate shuttle configurations, ATG 8000 will help passengers realize a significant increase in connectivity speed and capacity when compared to the company’s other Gogo Biz equipment packages, which currently include ATG 2000, ATG 4000 and ATG 5000. Currently flying on more than 650 commercial aircraft, Gogo’s ATG-4 technology has been successfully meeting the connectivity needs of commercial airlines for nearly three years.
ATG-4 technology employs three industry-leading innovations: directional antennas on the aircraft, dual modems on the aircraft and EV-DO (Rev. B) technology on Gogo's airborne and ground networks.
Did Ya Know??? (Gogo Business Aviation)
- In 2014, Aircell rebranded as Gogo Business Aviation
- In 1991, an idea on a napkin became a reality when Aircell was founded.
- The FCC authorized the launch of the first generation analog cellular network for aviation in 1997.
- Gogo Biz is the only aviation system that gives you Internet and voice with equipment small and light enough for virtually any aircraft.
- The ATG 5000 gives you the complete performance of Gogo Biz. It offers in-flight Internet and advanced features like multi-network management.
- Gogo Vision is the first on-demand IFE system that delivers movies, TV episodes, news, destination weather, flight progress and more.
- In February, 2015, Gogo brought its next generation ATG-4 air-to-ground connectivity technology to business aviation.
- Gogo Vision includes moving map capabilities without additional fees.
- Gogo has more than 800 employees and is headquartered in Itasca, IL, with additional facilities in Broomfield, CO
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