EMBEDDED VERSUS HANDHELD: WHO’LL WIN THE BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE?

The IFE hardware landscape has been transformed in the last 18 months by the emergence of the handheld devices and, more recently,a lightweight embedded system. New markets have opened up and the incumbents in the traditional market are feeing the pressure. We ask the leading players to predict how they’ll be doing in five years’ time – and then defend their projections.

Bill Boyer, President, APS, USA

Henry DeBey, President, Delta Beta In-Flight, USA

Joe Patti, Director Product Marketing, Thales Avionics, USA