22/01/2013

Row 44 Completes Installation On 400th Southwest Aircraft 

Southwest's Inflight Entertainment Platform Features Live Television

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Row 44, the leading provider of inflight Wi-Fi and device-based entertainment for airlines around the world, and its partner Southwest Airlines announced today that the Row 44 inflight entertainment and connectivity service, which includes high-speed Internet, shopping, destination services, and real-time flight map with updates, has been installed on 400 Southwest aircraft. In addition, Southwest offers Row 44's live television service across all Wi-Fi equipped aircraft.

"The 400th installation of broadband capabilities on our fleet is a particularly significant milestone for Southwest and our partner Row 44," said Dave Ridley, Southwest Airlines' Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Southwest was the first U.S. carrier to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on multiple aircraft.We have found the strength of satellite service has allowed us to deliver very high bandwidth for Internet users and provide our inflight entertainment via the addition of live television."

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