AeroMobile:

Billion's of people use mobile (cellular) phone technology to communicate with one another and everyday more than 1 million people fly in commercial airliners. AeroMobile provides a safe, cost-effective way to allow passengers to use their mobile phones and PDA’s while in flight—just as they would on the ground.

With AeroMobile, passengers can safely use their own mobile phones to call, text and email just as they do on the ground. Services are billed directly to the user’s mobile account as an international roaming call.

Airline and independent market research has shown significant passenger interest in the service. As an example, studies show that 45 percent of business passengers would prefer to fly with an airline that provides this service.

Bringing passenger mobile phone services safely and responsibly into the aircraft cabin demands a specific blend of technical and commercial capabilities. AeroMobile's key strengths include expertise in aircraft safety, systems and operations, mobile telecommunications systems/services, cellular roaming/regulatory affairs and globally competitive pricing.

AeroMobile hardware follows a standard avionics architecture with a cabin antenna. Full control and management tools are available to the airplane crew during flight. The light weight system can be installed during routine aircraft maintenance.

AeroMobile is the only operator with the capability to provide cellular voice and text messaging using the existing 'Classic' Inmarsat satellite communications systems installed in over 2,000 commercial airliners. AeroMobile can also support data services, such as email and Internet browsing over GPRS and WiFi/Live IP where the aircraft has higher bandwidth communications systems such as Inmarsat's Swift64, SwiftBroadband or Ku-band satellite services. AeroMobile's technology can be easily and progressively enhanced with greater capacity and capability as new satellite systems come on stream.

AeroMobile Ltd is jointly owned by ARINC Inc and Telenor ASA, combining the experience and expertise of two companies that are acknowledged as leaders in their fields.

ARINC has a long history of serving the airline industry on the ground and in the air, including a complete range of aircraft communication services. These include VHF, HF and satellite voice and data communications services for both passengers and 'mission critical' flight deck applications. ARINC has a unique suite of satellite communications services ranging from Inmarsat 'Classic' and Swift64 to SwiftBroadband and SKYLink, ARINC’s own Ku-band broadband service.

Based in Norway, Telenor is a global provider of high-quality commercial telecommunications solutions. It has substantial international mobile operations, and counts as one of the world's largest GSM operators with networks in 13 countries and more than 100 million subscribers... Telenor also operates Maritime Communications Partner who provide GSM mobile communications services to passengers onboard cruise ships and ferries.

In AeroMobile ARINC and Telenor's experience and expertise is combined and focused on delivering an end-to-end solution for in-flight mobile services.

AeroMobile offers these features to airlines and passengers: