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AeroMobile tells WAEA convention that its services are “ready to go”
Miami , 10 September 2006 – AeroMobile, the market leading provider of commercially available in-flight passenger communications services has announced (at the 27 th Annual WAEA convention) that it’s mobile (cell) phone and data service solutions are “ready to go”. All elements of AeroMobile’s system are now in their production form and currently completing formal acceptance testing ready for the first customer installation to start in mid-September. Service operations will commence as soon as the installation work is completed and certification approval granted by airworthiness authorities. Ed Montgomery, President AeroMobile, said: “Aircraft installation kits have been produced, service bulletins covering the installation process written and certification applications submitted to EASA for the first installation. Our ground infrastructure, including GSM interconnect, billing and roaming systems, is fully operational and we have a growing number of telecoms regulatory approvals and roaming agreements. So AeroMobile really is ready to go – in-flight mobile communications are now a reality.” AeroMobile has already received 11 regulatory approvals from national telecommunication
regulators for its service over countries including the
AeroMobile’s ability to deliver services on a technically and commercially viable
basis is enhanced by the fact that it operates with all current and future aircraft
communication services. These include Inmarsat’s ‘Classic’ services installed
on over 1,900 airliners and the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband service which will become
operational in 2007 and when available will be used by AeroMobile for both long
haul and short haul applications.
AeroMobile is benefiting from proven facilities and expertise in live operations
with real users. Significant elements of AeroMobile’s ground telecoms infrastructure
is provided by Maritime Communications Partners (MCP) who already provide similar
mobile telephony services to the maritime industry. MCP is a subsidiary of Telenor
ASA.
An agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation means that AeroMobile technology is now integrated in Panasonic’s market-leading in-flight entertainment systems. AeroMobile is also progressing its relationship with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to allow the AeroMobile system to be installed as an option on the aircraft production line such as the Boeing 777. AeroMobile recently received the essential EN/AS9001 accreditation, a standard developed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), in support of the Boeing processes. “When we started this project we knew we had to develop the aircraft hardware, ground infrastructure, prove the systems, work through the regulatory requirements and put in place agreements with key partners. We have now achieved all of these actions, and AeroMobile is now ready to deliver services to airlines across the world.” added Mr Montgomery. AeroMobile plans to be in operation on two airlines within six months. In preparation for these service launches significant work has been undertaken to tailor and optimise the use of mobile phones by passengers on aircraft. The AeroMobile solution includes a range of capabilities and procedures, which have been developed with airlines and various agencies. The control these provide to airlines and their cabin staff will allow the full benefit of in-flight communications to be realised by all passengers and tailored to any particular requirements or situations, such as night flights. “Attitudes to in-flight communications are changing, and also reflect regional
variations around the world. We know we have a responsibility to ensure that any
concerns about perceived intrusion are managed and that the benefits of the service
to all passengers are maximised. A number of recent studies have shown that both
business and leisure passengers now understand the advantages of having voice
and data services on their flights, and we are confident that careful management
of the services will provide the on-board environment that they want.” concluded
Mr Montgomery.
AeroMobile is showcasing its services at the WAEA Annual Conference and Exhibition,
…Ends… Contacts For more information, please call David Coiley on +44 (0) 7717 457535 or email to david.coiley@aeromobile.net, or Stephen Davie on +44 (0) 20 7457 2004 or email to stephen.davie@collegehill.com Notes for editors AeroMobile is a joint venture formed between ARINC Inc and Telenor ASA. Headquartered
in the United Kingdom AeroMobile provides a complete solution to airlines and
aircraft operators who wish to offer in-flight mobile (cellular) communications
services to their passengers and staff. AeroMobile is the first in-flight mobile
communications technology to be commercially available. The AeroMobile system
interfaces to existing or future aircraft-to-ground communications systems and
is designed to be fully compliant with required aircraft certification/airworthiness
requirements and ground telecommunications regulatory requirements. More information
is available at www.aeromobile.net
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