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AT&T adds foreign hot-spot roaming, U.S. in-flight Wi-Fi

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...

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Connexion by Boeing scores in-flight pacts

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...

Middle Eastern in-flight Internet agreements announced

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...

Connexion by Boeing scores in-flight pacts

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...

Middle Eastern in-flight Internet agreements announced

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...

Connexion by Boeing hits one-year marker, plans new services

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...

Boingo signs in-flight Wi-Fi agreement

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,...

Connexion signs Israeli airline for wireless Internet

SEATTLE-El Al Israel Airlines signed an agreement with Connexion by Boeing to install the company's high-speed Internet service in the airline's long-haul fleet.Installations will begin this year on El Al's Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777 aircraft, with the deployment scheduled to be completed by...

Boingo signs Wi-Fi pact with Connexion for in-flight service

CANNES, France-Boingo Wireless announced a pact to allow its subscribers to access Connexion by Boeing's high-speed mobile Internet service in flight.Under the roaming agreement, Boingo Wi-Fi subscribers on commercial airliners will be able to use Connexion's service on carriers including Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System,...

Vodafone teams with Boeing on in-flight wireless services

Vodafone Group plc announced it will team with Boeing on a trial of high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi service beginning later this month. The agreement is one of the first between Connexion by Boeing and a wireless carrier.The project will gauge the Vodafone consumer experience with...

Singapore airline’s Internet service includes wireless carrier tie-in

SINGAPORE-Connexion by Boeing has signed yet another airline for its high-speed, in-flight Internet service with Singapore Airlines (SIA). The deal also includes service provider agreements with two Singapore wireless carriers, SingTel and StarHub.The partnership with the carriers will enable airline passengers to use their...

Connexion by Boeing signs agreements with 2 Asian carriers

SEATTLE-Boeing's efforts to bring high-speed wireless Internet access to airline passengers made news again Friday with two agreements with Asian telecom companies.StarHub, a Singapore-based communications company, agreed to add Connexion by Boeing to its services portfolio. The companies said they are completing network compatibility...

China Airlines to offer wireless Internet service on N.A. flights

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Connexion by Boeing will provide in-flight Internet service to passengers aboard China Airlines' North American flights next year, the companies announced Wednesday.Boeing will begin installing the system aboard long-haul 747-400 aircraft in the second quarter of 2005, and service will begin "shortly thereafter,"...

In-flight wireless arena sees new developments

Commercial flyers moved a step closer to in-flight wireless service with two new announcements Thursday.ARINC Inc. will launch a high-capacity satellite broadband system for commercial airlines to build on its SkyLink satellite, the Maryland-based company announced. ARINC, which will showcase the new service at...

Vivato, iPass deals push Wi-Fi to market

Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access to high-speed Internet connectivity while in flight.The agreement allows iPass users to access Connexion...

AirBus, Boeing target in-flight wireless market

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom-Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile phones, laptops and personal digital assistants in flight. The companies said they will offer a portfolio of solutions...

Companies plan to unite on in-flight communications

Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile phones, laptops and personal digital assistants in flight. The companies said they will offer a portfolio of solutions to allow...

Lufthansa launches in-flight Wi-Fi service

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing, a unit of The Boeing Co. and Lufthansa German Airlines, launched its commercial airline Wi-Fi service on a flight from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles.Passengers on the flight were able to use real-time, Wi-Fi-based Internet connectivity while in flight. David Friedman,...

Lufthansa launches in-flight Wi-Fi service

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing, a unit of The Boeing Co. and Lufthansa German Airlines, launched its commercial airline Wi-Fi service on a flight from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles Monday.Passengers on the flight were able to use real-time, Wi-Fi-based Internet connectivity while in flight. David...

Boeing adds NTT DoCoMo to customer list for Connexion service

TOKYO-The Boeing Co. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding for negotiating an associate service provider agreement that would make the Connexion by Boeing in-flight high-speed Internet service available to NTT DoCoMo's mZone wireless local area network service users starting later this...

Satellite shifts to be part of hybrid system

Satellite is spreading its wings. The sector appears to be aligning itself with other wireless technologies in hopes of becoming a significant part of a hybrid wireless network.John Kealey, chief executive officer of iDirect, a networking equipment company that makes routers that allow customers...

Connexion by Boeing links with mobile carrier in Singapore

SINGAPORE-Connexion by Boeing said Singapore mobile operator StarHub will add the company's real-time, high-speed Internet service to StarHub's wireless broadband services.As part of a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will explore linking their respective networks, providing StarHub subscribers the capability to access the...

Boeing, T-Systems look at partnership

HANNOVER, Germany-T-Systems' carrier division, International Carrier Sales & Solutions and Connexion by BoeingSM, a business unit of the Boeing Co., signed a memorandum of understanding to explore linking the Connexion by Boeing service to T-Systems' WLAN Roaming Platform. Through the partnership, Connexion by Boeing...