Traditional carriers say the technology for faster wireless is five years away, but a small company is testing what it sees to be the wireless of the future now.
Not exact matches
That has provided IAG, formed in 2011 through the merger of
traditional flag -
carriers British Airways and Iberia and led by CEO Willie Walsh, with an opportunity,
say analysts.
But, he
said, they were always going to have to compete with e-mail, which was replacing much of its
traditional custom, on top of having to compete with other mail
carriers.
«Compared to
traditional networks where optical resource allocations are predetermined and fixed, flexible networks enable orders - of - magnitude higher data volumes per optical
carrier and throughout the entire spectrum,» Shi
said.
«This is great news for travellers because it means Virgin Australia — a major national and international
carrier — has now eliminated fuel surcharges and returned to the
traditional system of including all operating costs in the base fare,» he
said.
Travelport Mobile Agent has achieved more downloads in the UK than any other location, and low - cost
carriers such as easyJet are now regularly booked alongside
traditional scheduled
carriers in the GDS, through Travelport Aggregated Shopping,»
said Simon Ferguson, Travelport's UK & Ireland regional director.
When asked why he started CoverHound, Enan
said, «While working in the
traditional lead generation space, I became frustrated with the consistent negative feedback I received with the way we connected people looking for car insurance with
carriers and agents.