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AeroMobile was established as a joint venture between ARINC and Telenor in 2006 and since January 2010, AeroMobile is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor. Headquartered in London with offices in Oslo, Dubai, and Singapore; AeroMobile is a GSM service provider for the aviation industry enabling airline passengers to use their mobile phones and devices in-flight at a cost of usage set by the passenger's existing mobile phone subscription.

The launch customer for AeroMobile was Emirates Airline,[1]. Initial agreements were signed in 2006, certification was completed early 2008 and operational service started in March 2008,[2].

AeroMobile has commitments from Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, V Australia, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and SAS. AeroMobile is also teamed with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to offer an IFE integrated solution.

Company milestones

Date Event Details
September 2004 First demonstration of GSM voice and text services over Inmarsat Aero H Satcom At World Airline Entertainment Association Congress
May 2005 First demonstration of GSM voice and text services over Inmarsat Aero H on Boeing 777 B777-200LR World Tour
November 2005 Public use of GSM voice and text service in-flight B777-200LR world record flight
April 2006 Demonstration of GSM voice, text and GPRS services over Inmarsat Swift Broadband and Ku Band Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hamburg
April 2007 First commercial service of in-flight voice, text and GPRS On Qantas domestic B767
March 2008 Launch of commercial in-flight GSM service on A340 Emirates A340-300 Dubai to Casablanca
August 2008 World's first commercial in-flight GSM service on B777 Emirates B777-300 Dubai to London Heathrow
September 2008 Awarded 'Best Achievement in Technology' by AVION At World Airline Entertainment Association Congress
October 2008 World's first commercial in-flight GSM service on A330 Emirates A330-200
November 2008 Malaysia Airlines become the first air carrier in Asia to launch trial of in-flight GSM service Malaysia Airlines B700-200
December 2008 50,000 passengers use the AeroMobile service December 10 on Emirates flight number EK0923 from Dubai to Cairo
February 2009 100,000 passengers use the AeroMobile service February 15 on Emirates flight number EK0404 from Dubai to Singapore
July 2009 AeroMobile's technology completes certification on sixth aircraft type A340-300, A340-500, B777-200, A330-200, B777-300, B777-300ER
February 2010 AeroMobile becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor
February 2011 5,000,000th Emirates passenger switches on their phone in-flight Emirates Airlines flight EK0097 from Dubai to Rome

Customers

  • United Arab Emirates Emirates Airline - Service started March 2008
  • Australia Qantas - Trial on an B767 2008, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • Australia V Australia - Boeing Line fit
  • Malaysia Malaysia Airlines - B777 Trial, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic - A330-300, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • Germany Lufthansa - A330-300, B747-400, B747-800, A380-800, A340-300, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • New Zealand Air New Zealand - B777-300ER, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • Hong Kong Cathay Pacific - A330-300, B777-200, B777-300ER, B747-400, A340-500, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • Hong Kong Dragonair - A330-300, A320, A321, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services
  • DenmarkNorwaySweden SAS - A330-300, A320, A321, GSM & GPRS (Email) Services


See also

References

  1. ^ BBC, News (2006-11-08). "Emirates 'to debut mobile calls'". BBC News. Retrieved 2006-11-08. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ BBC, News (2008-03-20). "Mobile calls on Emirates flights". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-03-20. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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