AT&T has reversed itself on in-flight Wi-Fi, dropping a plan announced just months ago that would have seen the carrier launch services on airliners next year.

The entry of a telecommunications giant like AT&T might have reshaped the in-flight wireless business, which so far has been served mostly by specialist companies. While the number of airlines and planes with Wi-Fi has steadily grown over the past few years, the speeds that in-flight systems can deliver have lagged behind what many consumers are used to on the ground. All passengers’ connections have to go through a relatively slow satellite or air-to-ground link in order to reach the Internet.

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