Recent guidelines put forward by U.S. and European regulators to enable passengers on approved carriers to use their personal electronic devices (PED) during all phases of flight have been warmly welcomed by wireless inflight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity providers. Allowing passengers to use their smartphones and tablets gate to gate "fuels the trend very positively" for the wireless IFE market, says Norbert Mueller, vice president of Lufthansa Systems' BoardConnect unit.
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