The Gogo Biz Voice service, also coming late this year, is designed to offer better voice call quality than any other aircraft-based phone system, along with Internet access similar to ground-based cellular service. It will allow several simultaneous voice calls and data sessions, the company said.

Aircell is the Both Gogo Biz and the Gogo service for commercial airlines connect to the Internet via the Aircell Network, which consists of 3G EV-DO Revision A towers on the ground that are dedicated to serving planes. By next year, , in a move it says will bring about four times as much bandwidth. It also plans to adopt satellite technology for service outside the U.S.

The Gogo Wi-Fi service on airliners technically could be used for voice over IP calls, but no U.S. airline allows that use and Aircell can build in mechanisms for them to block those applications.

The IDG News Service