Connectivity in the sky is coming whether we like it or not and it is going to be at a very affordable price and in all classes of travel. This will raise questions some ethical like connecting to questionable sites like porn or extremist organisations which could be viewed by someone sitting close by to the use of audio and voice.
Audio does not pause much of a problem since most people use audio devices like MP3 and iPods in flight. That brings up the issue of voice, currently airlines have a handset at every seat for making satcom calls and the only reason no one uses the service is cost. As costs are rduced and fees become lower wheteher one uses the handset provided by the airline or their own mobile unit becomes irrelevant. Voice was and is an issue that has been with us for years but no one had to address it because it was not used extensively if at all.
Airlines should start thinking seriously of a solution to a problem that has been dormant for years. Maybe the solution in providing every passenger with a top of the range noise cancelling head set.
Affordable connectivity will pause problems, however how big of a problem, no one knows until these services are extensively used.
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