I-SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – I-Virgin yaseMelika namhlanje ibhengeza ukukhethwa kweqonga leLufthansa Systems' BoardConnect, njengeqabane letekhnoloji kuphinda kulindelwe ngokushushu kwenkqubo yolonwabo kwinqwelomoya yeRed™ yenqwelomoya yenqwelomoya. Kwi-Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) ye-2011 Expo e-Seattle namhlanje, i-Virgin America kunye ne-Lufthansa Systems ityhila intsebenziswano yabo yokuphuhlisa iqonga elitsha - eliya kuba ngowokuqala kohlobo lwayo esibhakabhakeni sasekhaya.
Imiselwe ukuqaliswa ekupheleni kwe-2012 kwaye ngoku iphantsi kophuhliso, iqonga elitsha eliBomvu liya kunika indlela entsha ngokupheleleyo yokuzonwabisa kwinqwelomoya, kunye neteknoloji ye-hybrid eya kunika abahambi iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokudlala, ukusebenzisana, ukudibanisa kunye nokonwabisa kwiinyawo ze-35,000. - zifana neeteknoloji zabathengi abaninzi abanokufikelela kuzo ebomini babo emhlabeni. IVirgin America ngumthwali wokuqala wase-US ukusebenzisa isiseko sobugcisa obutsha esaphuhliswa yingcali ye-IT ye-IT iLufthansa Systems.
IBoardConnect yinkqubo eyonga imali, ekulula ukuyifaka ethatha indawo yelifa elintsonkothileyo kwizisombululo zolonwabo kwinqwelomoya ngenethiwekhi yeWiFi. Iya kuvumela iVirgin America ukuba yakhe i-iteration elandelayo ye-Red enikezela ngeyona nto ibalaseleyo yehlabathi: i-monitor enkulu, ephezulu, inkcazo ephezulu yokuchukumisa isikrini esineqhagamshelo elipheleleyo le-WiFi kunye nobubanzi bomxholo ocutshungulweyo ongalinganiyo esibhakabhakeni, kunye nobuchule. ukuze iiflaya zisebenzise izixhobo zabo zobuqu ze-elektroniki ukunxibelelana nenkqubo yokubhabha kwangaphambili, kwinqwelomoya nasemva kokubhabha. Kule nyanga, iVirgin America isungula uvavanyo lokubuyela emva kweqonga elitsha kwinqwelomoya yayo yokuqala, iAirbus A320 entsha ebizwa ngokufanelekileyo: #nerdbird.
“Umbono ongemva koBomvu ibisoloko ikukubuyisela amava okubhabha, ngokunika abahambi iinketho ezininzi, ulawulo olungaphezulu, umxholo ongaphezulu kunye nokusebenzisana ngakumbi. Nangona sikholelwa ukuba iRed iyiphakamisile ibar kwaye isentloko namagxa ngaphezu kwayo nayiphi na enye into esibhakabhakeni saseMelika, asilohlobo lweNkampani ephumla kwizinto zethu, utshilo uDavid Cush, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO yeVirgin America. “Ujoliso lwethu kubuchule obutsha yinxalenye engundoqo yemodeli yeshishini lethu kunye nonikezelo lweendwendwe, kwaye iBoardConnect iya kusivumela ukuba singatsibeki nangakumbi phambi kwepakethi yenqwelomoya, kodwa siphinde sihambise isantya sabathengi esikhulu kubuchwepheshe beselula. Ngoku sinolwakhiwo esiludingayo ukuyila amava olonwabo aguqukayo alandela iRed. ”
Nangona uvavanyo lwasemva kwenkqubo entsha ziingcali zobugcisa kwiVirgin America kunye neLufthansa Systems sele ziqhubeka kwinqwelomoya enye (N841VA - #nerdbird), i-airline iceba ukukhupha iqonga elitsha eliBomvu kwiindwendwe eziqala ekupheleni kwe-2012. IMelika ihlala yenye yezona nqwelomoya zikhula ngokukhawuleza zase-US, kunye neenqwelomoya zayo zangoku ze-40 i-A320 Family fleet ekuqikelelwa ukuba iya kukhula ibe yi-57 ngeenqwelomoya ngasekupheleni kuka-2013. iyasebenzisana, inxibelelana kwaye iyonwabisa - ngomxholo kunye neenkonzo ezinikezelwa zombini nge-seatback system kunye nezixhobo zombane zeendwendwe. Iqonga elitsha eliBomvu liya kunika abahambi uluhlu olungenakuthelekiswa nanto lwemithombo yeendaba kunye nokukhetha konxibelelwano nge-seatback, kunye nokukhetha ukuqhagamshela izixhobo zabo zombane zobuqu kwinkqubo. Inkqubo iya kubonakalisa ugxininiso lweVirgin America kwizinto ezintsha kunye neengcambu zokuzonwabisa ze-brand, kunye nokukhethwa okungenakuqhathaniswa kweendaba eziguqukayo kunye namava adibeneyo kunye namava entlalontle.
“Siyavuya ukwazisa ukuba inkampani yenqwelomoya eyaziwa ngokuyilwa kwayo, ubuchule kunye nomgangatho wamava ayo olonwabo iya kuba liqabane losungulo lweBoardConnect. I-BoardConnect ivula ihlabathi elitsha lamathuba kwiinqwelomoya kunye nabakhweli bazo. Ngumzekelo ogqibeleleyo wendlela iLufthansa Systems njengenkokeli yetekhnoloji kwinqwelomoya ye-IT ibonelela ngezisombululo ezintsha ezinceda abathengi babo ngeendlela ezininzi ukuseka imigangatho emitsha kwinkonzo yabakhweli, banciphise iindleko zabo kwaye bahlale bephambi kokhuphiswano lwabo, utshilo uStefan Hansen, iCEO. kunye noSihlalo weBhodi yesiGqeba seLufthansa Systems. "I-BoardConnect inika iinqwelomoya inqanaba elingazange libonwe ngaphambili lokuguquguquka ukuphuhlisa usetyenziso olutsha lokuzonwabisa kunye nokudala imithombo emitsha yengeniso encedisayo."
Uninzi lwezisombululo ze-IFE zangoku zintsonkothile kwaye zineentambo ezilukhuni, nto leyo ezenza kubize kakhulu ukuzithenga nokuzifaka, kunzima ukuzigcina kwaye zihlala zingaguquguquki ekusebenziseni. Endaweni yokudibanisa isihlalo ngasinye kwiseva yomxholo ngeemayile ezininzi zeentambo, iBhodiConnect ifuna iindawo ezimbalwa zokufikelela. Ngelixa abanye abathwali basekhaya base-US beshenxa nakuphi na ukonwatyiswa kwesitulo sokuhlala, iVirgin America ihleli izibophelele ekunikezeni ukhetho - kunye neqonga lokucofa iscreen esikwinqanaba eliphezulu kunye noqhagamshelo lweWiFi (ngomqolo kunye nangezixhobo zombane zomntu zomntu). I-BoardConnect iya kubonelela abahambi kunye neenqwelomoya iinketho ezininzi ezixubileyo ezisebenzisa ngcono i-bandwidth yenqwelomoya. I-Virgin America yaba ngumthwali wokuqala wokubonelela nge-WiFi ye-fleetwide ukususela ngo-Meyi 2009. I-airline iceba ukuqhubeka nale nkonzo kwaye ibona rhoqo ukuya kwisinye kwisithathu seendwendwe kwiinqwelomoya ezifakwe kuyo.
"Ukubonelela nje ngombhobho omkhulu weWiFi ngaphandle kokuzonwabisa ngasemva, njengoko abanye abantu esikhuphisana nabo besenza, kuyanciphisa kwaye ngokuchaseneyo noko kufunwa ziindwendwe zaseVirgin America. Abahambi bethu bafuna uqhagamshelo ewe, kodwa bafuna ukufikelela kumxholo weendaba kunye neenkonzo eziya kuphucula uhambo lwabo. Sasiyinkampani yokuqala yeenqwelomoya ukubonelela nge-WiFi Fletwide ukusukela ngoMeyi ka-2009, kodwa sikubonile ukusetyenziswa kwe-Red ikhula kuphela ukusukela ngoko. Sifuna ukunika abahambi bethu iinketho ezininzi endaweni yokumbalwa, kubandakanya ukukwazi ukwenza imisebenzi emininzi kumaqonga - kanye njengoko besenza kubomi babo emhlabeni. Ukubonelela ngokuqhagamshelwa kwezixhobo zobuqu kunye nomxholo oguqukayo ofikelelekayo kuya kusivumela ukuba sinikezele ngezona zinto zibalaseleyo zehlabathi, ”wongeze watsho uCush.
Ukususela nangaphambi kokusungulwa kwayo ngo-2007, iVirgin America isebenzise inguqulelo kwikomkhulu layo eSilicon Valley ukwenza umgangatho omtsha wenkonzo. Isikhululo seenqwelomoya saziwa ngezinto eziya phambili zobugcisa kunye noyilo oluqhutywa luyilo olufana nescreen sokucofa isitulo somntu, indawo yokukhupha umbane kwisihlalo ngasinye, inqwelomoya entsha eneekhabhathi ezikhanyiswe yimood kunye neWiFi ebalekayo. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ivavanya rhoqo iindwendwe zayo kwizinto zayo eziluncedo ezilandelayo kwaye isebenze neenkokheli zoshishino zaseSilicon Valley kunye neengcali zobuchwepheshe babathengi (abahlala bebhabha rhoqo) kuyilo lokuphinda kuphindwe kweRed.
Kumawonga e-APEX ka-2011 izolo, iqonga lenqwelomoya lokonwabisa iRed langoku lithathe iwonga eliphezulu “Lona Lulonwabo luPhakathi kwinqwelomoya eMelika,” “Ividiyo eYona Phezulu ekuPhapheni” kunye “neyona yaMava aBakhweli aBakhweli abaGqwesileyo.” Ngo-2010, i-airline yabamba "Awona mava aPhakamileyo aBakhweli," "Owona lonwabo lwangaphakathi kwinqwelomoya eMelika" kunye "noQhagamshelwano oluGqwesileyo kwiFlight kunye noNxibelelwano." Inkqubo kwakhona yabizwa ngokuba "Impumelelo eNgcono kwiFlight yoLonwabo kwiFlight" ngo-2009. IVirgin America ngoku inika iindwendwe ezabo isikrini sokujonga isitulo se-screen esine-25 yepesenti enkulu kunomqeqeshi oqhelekileyo wasekhaya kwiscreen sokuzonwabisa kwinqwelomoya. Iqonga eliBomvu langoku linika isikrini esichukumisayo kunye nolawulo olukude kunye nobutyebi bomxholo odibeneyo kunye nokhetho, kubandakanywa;
"Bukela": Umabonwakude wesathelayithi ephilayo, amajelo akhethekileyo agcinwe kwi-cached, iifilimu ezifunwayo ezingama-35+ kunye ne-premium yeTV efana ne-HBO;
“Umdlalo wabantwana”: Ngomxholo, imidlalo kunye nezicwangciso zolawulo lwabazali;
“Dlala”: Imidlalo emininzi yevidiyo elawulwa yi-handset ye-Qwerty keyboard;
“Thetha”: Incoko yesihlalo ukuya kwisitulo ngaphakathi kwinqwelo-moya, ukuze iindwendwe zincokole nomntu okwisihlalo esikufutshane;
"Uhambo": Iimephu zikaGoogle eziSebenzayo ezisondeza kumanqanaba asibhozo kwaye zilandelele inqwelomoya ekubhabha;
"Yitya": Imenyu yokuqala yohlobo lwayo lwemfuno evumela iindwendwe ukuba ziodole oko zikufunayo, xa zifuna ngexesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya;
“Ivenkile”: Ukuthenga okufunwayo kunye necandelo le-Make a Difference;
“Mamela”: Ithala leencwadi leMP3,000 elingama-3 kunye neqonga lokwenza uluhlu lokudlala kwinqwelomoya kunye nethala leencwadi levidiyo yomculo elifunekayo.
Umthwali uyaqhubeka kutyalo-mali kwinkqubo yangoku eBomvu, ezona mpawu zisandul' ukuvela ezinje "ithebhu evulekileyo," imbonakalo yomhlaba ephuculweyo yeeMephu zikaGoogle kunye neqonga levenkile yedijithali ngoJulayi ka-2010.
Ngenkonzo ye-topnotch, uyilo oluhle kunye nentaphane yezinto eziluncedo zobugcisa obuphezulu, iVirgin America iye yatshayela iimbasa zodidi olugqwesileyo kushishino ngomgangatho wenkonzo yayo ukusukela ekusungulweni kwayo ngo-2007, kuquka “Eyona Inqwelo moya yasekhaya” kuHambo + lokuLonwaba kwezona ziGqwesileyo zehlabathi. Amabhaso ngo-2008, 2009, 2010 nango-2011 kunye “neyeyona nqwelo-moya iBalaseleyo yaseKhaya” kwiConde Nast Traveller’s 2008, 2009 and 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Slated for launch in late 2012 and now under development, the new Red platform will offer an entirely new approach to in-flight entertainment, with hybrid technology that will give travelers a variety of ways to play, interact, connect and be entertained at 35,000 feet – similar to the multi-faceted consumer technologies they have access to in their lives on the ground.
- Although back-end testing of the new system by the technical experts at Virgin America and Lufthansa Systems is already underway on one aircraft (N841VA – #nerdbird), the airline plans to roll out the new Red platform for guests starting in late 2012.
- a larger, high-definition touch-screen seatback monitor with full WiFi connectivity and a breadth of curated content unrivalled in the skies, along with the ability for flyers to use their own personal electronic devices to connect to the system pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight.
