Siemens, Airbus creating system for GSM handsets, computers, PDAs
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Siemens and Airbus have worked out a deal that routes GSM cell phones through the planes electronics system and is set to launch in 2006. No word for all you users of TDMA and CDMA phones other than to switch carriers and get a GSM phone!
Siemens AG said Monday it has signed a contract with aircraft maker Airbus SAS to develop technology that would allow passengers to use their mobile phones during flights. The German company will provide technology based on the GSM wireless standard for Airbus to integrate into the electronics systems used on its aircraft, Siemens said. The service is to be launched in 2006.
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