SEAMLESS AIR ALLIANCE AND GSMA ANNOUNCE A NEW COLLABORATION TO BRING ROAMING TO THE WORLD’S AIRLINES

The Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) and the GSMA, the global organisation unifying the world’s mobile ecosystem, announced today a collaboration that will facilitate and accelerate the availability of seamless mobile roaming onboard commercial airlines.

In recent months, collaboration between mobile network operators (MNOs) and U.S.-based carriers such as American, Delta, United and Alaska Airlines have provided a preview of what the future holds for similar agreements. Today’s announcement between the Seamless Air Alliance and the GSMA will help drive cooperation between global carriers and MNOs worldwide.

This collaboration will enable the organizations to co-create a scalable roaming framework that is backed by the industry.

Working with the GSMA positions the Seamless Air Alliance in front of over 750 mobile network operators and other service providers, paving the way to open dialogue and cooperation in bringing roaming services to airlines worldwide.

Under the announced agreement, the Seamless Air Alliance and the GSMA will work together to develop contract and request for proposal templates to assist with roaming proposals and negotiations. The GSMA collaboration with the Seamless Air Alliance will facilitate and accelerate agreements between airlines and MNOs around their own route network to improve connectivity.

This collaboration represents a huge leap towards the goal of making connectivity as easy and enjoyable in the skies as it is on the ground.

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