PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 1 Connecting Online Inflight A Passenger’s Perspective

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 2 What is the goal? l Provide passengers a simple and familiar means to connect their computing devices while onboard an aircraft l Provide a technical solution that not only satisfies the needs for today’s Internet services but will also have the capacity to grow with the Internet for the next 10 years.

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 3 Options for Connecting Laptops Inflight l Telephone modem l Ethernet l Serial Port l Wireless l USB

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 4 Telephone Modem l Connector type: RJ11 (majority of countries) l Laptop cable: Standard telephone cable l Hardware requirements: Virtually all laptops come with built-in modems l Maximum speed: 56Kbps l Industry Acceptance: Very High l Ease of use for passengers: Medium, however, the worldwide use of this technology makes it acceptable

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 5 Ethernet l Connector type: RJ45 l Laptop cable: Standard Ethernet cable with possible adapter for hardware solution l Hardware requirements: Ethernet Card (typically PCMCIA form factor) l Maximum speed: 10 or 100 Mbps (shared) l Industry Acceptance: Very High in business l Ease of use for passengers: Difficult, requires substantial knowledge to get configured and hardware is often part of office docking station

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 6 Serial Port l Connector type: D-sub 9 pin connector l Laptop cable: Standard serial port cable l Hardware requirements: Virtually all laptops today come with built-in serial ports, however, some are being replaced with USB l Maximum speed: 115Kbps l Industry Acceptance: Very High l Ease of use for passengers: Medium, similar to setup for telephone connection

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 7 Wireless l Connector type: None required l Laptop cable: None required l Hardware requirements: Passengers must buy special receiver/transmitter (PCMCIA) l Maximum speed: dependent on number of users l Industry Acceptance: Low but growing l Ease of use for passengers: Difficult, requires special hardware and knowledge to install and configure

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 8 USB l Connector type: USB l Laptop cable: Standard USB cable l Hardware requirements: Virtually all laptops come with built-in USB ports (replacing many other I/O options) l Maximum speed: 12Mbps l Industry Acceptance: High and growing fast, now available in several hotels l Ease of use for passengers: “Plug and Play”

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 9 Summary l Telephone modem: Easy to use, widely deployed, limited bandwidth l Ethernet: Difficult to use, available today, high bandwidth l Serial Port: Easy to use, future in question, limited bandwidth l Wireless: No cables, difficult to use, not widely accepted, high bandwidth? l USB: Easy to use, comes standard with all new laptops, high bandwidth

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 10 Cabin Distribution A Passenger’s Perspective l Passenger doesn’t care how just that his/her level of service is maintained. l Adequate bandwidth (> 1.5Mbps) must be guaranteed for each passenger to meet the demand of Internet services for several years out

PRIMEX Aerospace Company Page 11 Gaining Passenger Acceptance l Must be deployed rapidly to meet customer expectations that the service is available wherever they need it l To do this the airlines need a system that is:  Low weight  Low power  Small form factor  Easy to install