CHICAGO—Boeing Co. grounded its money-losing, in-flight communications offering known as Connexion, saying it plans to "facilitate an orderly phase out" of the service. "Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," said Jim McNerney, chairman,...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is in the running to supply part of a multi-billion dollar contract for the Integrated Wireless Network program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury. Lucent is competing as part of...
WASHINGTON-Three of the main champions to use air-to-ground spectrum in the 800 MHz band for in-flight broadband communications filed incomplete applications for the scheduled May 10 auction and must refile within the next week if they want to participate, according to the Federal Communications...
The advent of ancillary terrestrial component, or ATC, will revolutionize the mobile satellite services industry in the long run, according to a new report from Northern Sky Research, a market research firm that focuses on the mobile satellite sector. The prospects have brought renewed...
RESTON, Va.-Wireless Matrix Corp., which provides enterprise wireless data services, extended its contract with satellite provider Mobile Satellite Ventures through January 2008.Wireless Matrix uses satellite services as part of its wide area wireless communications network, which also makes use of terrestrial wireless services to...
ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said would cover North and South America with voice and data services. MSV said Boeing will also deploy some of the...
The Federal Communications Commission should auction the 24 megahertz of spectrum at 2 GHz that mobile satellite service companies gave back to the government. To do anything else would set a bad precedent for spectrum policy.The spectrum in question was returned to the FCC...
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers and others are urging the government to launch a rulemaking to decide what to do with discarded mobile satellite services frequencies rather than unilaterally giving more radio channels to the two remaining non-operational 2 GHz MSS operators. The 2 GHz MSS controversy...
LONDON-The Boeing Co. reported it received positive feedback from passengers sampling high-speed Internet and mobile phone service on recent demonstration flights in Europe. "Enabling people to make and receive phone calls during flight demonstrated the flexibility of a high-speed connectivity system like ours," said...
WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable communications to first responders and homeland defense officials, adding a new twist to current efforts by satellite companies to regain...
WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable communications to first responders and homeland defense officials, adding a new twist to current efforts by satellite companies to regain...
AT&T Corp. said it has signed roaming agreements that add more than 2,100 Wi-Fi hot spots across China, Japan and Greece, as well as in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity through select European and Asian airlines to its Enterprise Mobility Portfolio. The company also said it has...
MobiTVAndy Missan has joined MobiTV as vice president and general counsel. Missan will oversee legal affairs and general corporate matters at the company. Missan brings more than 17 years of legal experience to MobiTV, most recently as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary...
WASHINGTON-While sparks fly on Capitol Hill over wrestling free 700 MHz spectrum from TV broadcasters, a lower profile feud with high stakes for mobile-phone carriers is escalating at the Federal Communications Commission. The debate is over whether the remaining two 2 GHz mobile satellite...
SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing inked several announcements this week. The company signed a deal with TeliaSonera that allows the carrier's customers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to access Connexion by Boeing in-flight high-speed wireless service through their TeliaSonera accounts. Customers on all Scandinavian Airline Systems...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Two Middle Eastern companies announced agreements for in-flight high-speed data services. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, selected Connexion by Boeing as its high-speed in-flight Internet and live global TV service provider. The agreement calls for...
SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing inked several announcements this week.The company signed a deal with TeliaSonera that allows the carrier's customers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to access Connexion by Boeing in-flight high-speed wireless service through their TeliaSonera accounts. Customers on all Scandinavian Airline Systems long-haul...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Two Middle Eastern companies announced agreements for in-flight high-speed data services.Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, selected Connexion by Boeing as its high-speed in-flight Internet and live global TV service provider. The agreement calls for both...
WASHINGTON-The cellular industry this week continued to voice opposition to a request that mobile satellite service spectrum surrendered by Boeing Co. and Iridium be redistributed to other licensees. CTIA said TMI and TerreStar Networks Inc. are simply wrong, arguing the two companies "offer no...
WASHINGTON-Unless you are a technology company with a business plan calling for the use of wireless devices on airplanes, you are against the idea, according to comments filed last week with the Federal Communications Commission.The FCC in December proposed allowing cell-phone use in airplanes...
SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing announced plans for additional services as it celebrated its one-year anniversary this month. The company said this summer it will begin delivering four channels of television directly to its customers aboard certain Singapore Airlines flights to be accessed on passengers' laptop...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported an agreement with Connexion by Boeing that integrates all of the flights equipped with Connexion by Boeing high-speed Internet and data services into Boingo's Roaming System. The in-flight Internet service is currently available from Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines Systems,...
CRANBURY, N.J.-Broadbeam Corp. said Boeing has selected its ExpressQ system to wirelessly enable its new Electronic Flight Bag technology. The Electronic Flight Bag gives flight crews critical information, including Jeppesen charts, manuals for fault reporting and operations, minimum equipment lists and logbooks. It also...
WASHINGTON-Former wireless policy-maker Michael T.N. Fitch has been named president of PCIA, a trade group that represents tower companies. Fitch, who succeeds long-time PCIA head Jay Kitchen, will officially take over at the association March 1.An internationally recognized expert on radio and satellite telecommunications,...
