AT&T is scrapping its plans to offer in-flight 4G LTE connectivity services to airlines and passengers in business and general aviation. The company originally planned to build an air-to-ground network across the US to take advantage of spectrum that it already owned.
AT&T’s decision to drop this project’s development appears to be based on a recent assessment after a proposed acquisition. In a statement to Runway Girl Network, an AT&T spokesperson said the following:
AT&T may be grounding its plans for in-flight LTE support, however T-Mobile, a company the carrier once tried to acquire, recently announced a partnership with Gogo that will let customers send and receive unlimited text messages with select airlines.
