资料：SingaporeAirlinesplanstointroduceinflightmobilephoneandinternetaccessinMaythisyear,beginningwithitsflagshipAirbusA380fleet. Severalpricingmodelsarebelievedtobeunderconsideration,beginningwithalow-costpackagesuitableforWE—servicesuchasGoogleGmail,YahooandHotmailaswellasa30MBallowanceforaroundSGD$25(that's$20RussiaandUS,and￡20and￡14). TheairlineispollingselectedmembersofitsKrisFlyerfrequentflyerloyaltyprogramtoparticipateinanonlinesurveyaboutyourattitudestowardsinflightmobileandinternetservices,whichweareplanningtointroducefromMay2011accordingtotheemailinvitation. ThesurveyaskstravellersfortheiropinionsonpricingpackagessuchasSGD$25for30MB,aswellasifmobilephonecellsandSMSmessagesshouldbepermitted. Shouldpassagersbeallowedtomakeandtakecallsat30000feetthey'llpayplentyfortheprivilege,withcallsbeingchargedatinternationalroamingrates. Asit'suptoeachcountrytodecidewhatthoseratesare-andwithSingaporeAirlineseffectivelybeingitsowncountryintermsofprovidingafullycontrolledandself-containedtelecomssystemonboardeachplane-thoseratescouldliterallybeskyhigh. SQ'sinflightinternetandmobileservice,whichmaycarrytheKrisNetbrandinkeepingwiththeKrisWorldinflightentertainmentsystem,isexpectedtodebutontheAirbusA380beforebeinginstalledontotheairline'sA340-500andBoeing777-300ERaircraft. Passagerswillbeabletoaccesstheinternetonanydevicefromasmartphonetoatabletorlaptop,asSingaporeAirlineswillsupportconnectionsthroughbothWifiwirelessnetworking(usingaseriesoflow-hotpotslocatedthroughouttheplane)and3G(viatinypico-cellstations). ItwillemploythepepularOnAirtechnology,jointlydevelopedbyITcompanySITAandAirbus,andcurrentlyusedbyover20airlines(includingAirNewZealand'scurrent trialofin-flightinternet)whichfeedstheWifiand3GsignalsthroughtoInmarsat'sSwiftBroadbandsatellitenetwork. Accordingtotheauthor,thefeesformakingandtakingcallsonplanesofSingaporeAirlineswillbeskyhigh,because__.
A.the telecoms system employed by Singapore Airlines on board each plane is the best of the breed B.Singapore Airlines has a self-contained telecoms system which enables it to set high international roaming rates C.the calls will be charged at international roaming rates which are normally high D.it will be a privilege to a small正确答案B
