Wifi got there first

The great American WIFI penetration rate has expanded over the Atlantic. Not to Europe, the old continent is still seriously lagging, but on the way to Europe - in the air.

SAS is the first airline to implement the WIFI technology of Connexion by Boeing, enabling all passengers to hook up on the Internet with their laptops. And with the connection not only comes the opportunity to surf the web and stay online in the chat rooms. You actually now can make phone calls from the plane via Skype without paying a fortune. Nikolaj Nyholm has tested and is more than satisfied.

This means, WIFI won the race in the air (if there ever was any) over the cell phone. This time time the battle was defined by technology. But next time it may well be cost that make people on the ground choosing to download essentials in coffee shops or using city sponsored WIMAX connections instead of using far to expensive cell phones.

3G operators really have something to be worried about (which doesn't mean they will fail, but they have to have their ears very close to track).