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AeroMobile™ Technology Showcased on Boeing Worldliner for Paris Air Show and World Tour
June 13, 2005
London, UK and Oslo, Norway—The Boeing company’s new B777-200LR Worldliner exhibited
this week at the Paris Air Show will be equipped with flight-proven passenger
mobile cellular technology from AeroMobileTM, a partnership of ARINC Incorporated
and Telenor. The AeroMobile in-flight technology will travel with the Worldliner
on its World Tour later in the year.
“Market research has proven that passengers—especially business people on international
flights—carry mobile phones and the majority would like the option of using them,”
stated Graham Lake, Managing Director, ARINC Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
AeroMobile is designed to initially leverage the proven Inmarsat “Classic” Aero
H, H+ & I satcom systems already installed on the majority of today’s long-haul
commercial aircraft. The architecture making this possible will also support future
broadband satellite solutions as they become available, yielding a comprehensive,
future-proof solution for in-flight mobile connectivity available only from AeroMobile.
“AeroMobile is the only proven technology flying today that offers airlines an
economical future-proofed solution,” stated Jan Tore Meren, Senior Vice President,
Telenor New Business. “Using AeroMobile, airlines with Classic Inmarsat satcom
equipment can offer cellular services to today’s passengers at minimal cost. And
they can upgrade the service as future advanced Inmarsat connectivity becomes
available. AeroMobile is the lowest-cost, lowest-risk, and highest-return solution
available for in-flight mobile, period.”
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality
telecommunications, data and media communication services. Telenor is one of Norway’s
largest companies with 2004 revenues of approx NOK 61.3 billion (approximately
US$ 9.1billion) and a workforce of 20,900 located in Norway and abroad. Telenor
is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and NASDAQ in New York (TELN). For
more information, visit the Telenor web site at www.telenor.com.
ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems
engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information
processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions
to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation.
Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines,
ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices
in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000
Certified. For all media inquiries, please contact Steve Double
on 0044 (0)207 861 2449 or Charlie Hampton on 0044 (0)207 861 2431 at Bell Pottinger Public Relations |