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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,...
Homeland security: The good, the bad and the vague
WASHINGTON-Homeland security-as an overarching national policy and an omnipresent mindset created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-has been a mixed blessing for a wireless industry which already had a good thing going generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually from...
FCC measures could enable wireless devices on planes
WASHINGTON-Airplanes soon could lose their distinction as being one of the few places where a person cannot be reached by a wireless device due to decisions last week to re-auction 800 MHz band air-to-ground spectrum and a proposal to allow cell-phone use in airplanes....
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...
ATG battle revisits familiar issues
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is abuzz these days with a new debate that seems to bring two familiar issues-competition and spectrum management-to the table at the same time. At issue: Can the FCC allow competition for wireless voice and broadband in the air-to-ground band...
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,"...
Lockheed Martin to use W-CDMA technology for U.S. military system
WASHINGTON-Lockheed Martin Corp. said it is heading a team that will use third-generation wireless technology to build the Mobile User Objective System, an advanced narrowband tactical satellite communications system intended to improve communications for U.S. soldiers. The first satellite is scheduled for launch in...
DoCoMo Wi-Fi subscribers to have in-flight Internet access
SEATTLE-Wireless users on Japan's largest network soon will be able to use in-flight high-speed Internet service aboard Boeing airplanes through a new roaming service, the companies announced Wednesday. NTT DoCoMo Inc. subscribers with Mzone wireless local area network service can surf the Web and...
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...
Chip companies offer new strategies, alliances
News from RF Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. reflects the flurry of activities in the semiconductor world.RFMD announced what it described as a strategic focus on three core business units, including cellular, wireless connectivity and infrastructure. All three division chiefs...
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...
Gemplus restructures, names new N.A. leader
LUXEMBOURG-French smart-card company Gemplus International S.A. announced a change in its organizational structure, as well as a new head of its U.S. and Canadian operations.Gemplus said Ernie Berger, a former First USA executive, will serve as the new president of its North American business....
Gemplus restructures, names new N.A. leader
LUXEMBOURG-French smart card company Gemplus International S.A. announced a change in its organizational structure, as well as a new head of its U.S. and Canadian operations.Gemplus said Ernie Berger, a former First USA executive, will serve as the new president of its North American...