Air France and OnAir launch first inflight mobile phone service
03-Apr-2008 |
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Air France and OnAir announced the launch of their first inflight mobile phone service. Air France will be trialling the service, which is the first to offer passengers the full range of mobile communications services, including voice, SMS and email. Air France and OnAir have been trialling the first international inflight mobile phone service since 17-Dec-07.
During the first three months, passengers were able to send and receive SMS text messages and emails, including attachments. The Mobile OnAir service uses Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite connectivity to transmit voice and data signals to and from the aircraft.
Passengers can now use their mobile phones and GPRS devices to make and receive calls in exactly the same way as they do on the ground.
The Air France / OnAir service is activated above 3,000 metres and allows up to six simultaneous calls, as well as unlimited SMS and emails, and is the only service to allow the downloading of email attachments.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 03-Apr-08
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