AeroMobile Communications Limited is a registered mobile network operator for the aviation industry and is based in the UK. It provides technology and services that allow the safe use of passengers' own mobile phones while inflight. A subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics Corporation its services are often installed alongside Panasonic's Wi-Fi network and can be installed either at the point of aircraft manufacture or retro-fitted across both Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Panasonic Avionic's Wi-Fi network and AeroMobile's mobile phone network are complimentary services and provide passengers with a choice of inflight connectivity options.
Since launching the service in March 2008, over 40 million passengers have connected to the network. and AeroMobile now has over 20 airline partners offering passengers inflight voice, SMS and data services on selected, connected flights. Airline partners include Emirates, Etihad, KLM, Lufthansa, SAS, Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Turkish Airlines.
In December 2015, AeroMobile launched the world's first 3.5G inflight mobile network with Air Berlin. The 3.5G network provides passengers with a substantial increase in data speeds, faster browsing and quicker posts.
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 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 B777-200 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 2011 5,000,000th Emirates passenger switches on their phone in-flight Emirates flight EK0097 from Dubai to Rome December 2011 Virgin Atlantic launch in-flight GSK service Ten Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 and Six B747-400 aircraft June 2012 Gulf Air launch in-flight GSM service Six Gulf Air A330-200 aircraft Autumn 2012 Over 12 million unique users use AeroMobile service September 2012 Delivery of 1st AeroMobile line-fit from Boeing Thai Airways B777-300ER December 2012 First AeroMobile flight on SAS SAS B737 Oslo to Evenes December 2012 Etihad Airways launch "Etihad Wi-Fly" including mobile connectivity by AeroMobile Airbus A330-200 February 2013 Kevin Rogers appointed CEO of AeroMobile May 2013 AeroMobile launches inflight mobile service for Air France-KLM Two Boeing B777-300 aircraft equipped June 2013 Etihad Airways rolls out AeroMobile connectivity on New York route Boeing 777-300ER September 2013 Singapore Airlines launch AeroMobile inflight mobile connectivity service B777-300ER October 2013 Aer Lingus launch inflight mobile services with AeroMobile All seven of the airline's Airbus A330 aircraft January 2014 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Qatar Airways aircraft Selected A330-200 February 2014 Lufthansa rolls out mobile phone services with AeroMobile Selected A330s February 2014 Boeing delivers first B747-8 with AeroMobile connectivity Lufthansa B747-8 June 2014 Launch of two EVA Air B777-300 aircraft with AeroMobile connectivity Two B777-300sFebruary 2015 Launch of Etihad A380 with AeroMobile connectivityEtihad A380May 2015Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Malindo Air aircraft Selected B737-900 aircraftJune 2015Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Alitalia aircraft Selected A330-200 aircraftOctober 2015 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Air Serbia aircraft Selected A319 and A320 aircraftDecember 2015 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Air Berlin aircraft Launch of world's first inflight 3G network!February 2016 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected SWISS aircraft May 2016 Launch of AeroMobile 3G connectivity on selected Eurowings aircraftJune 2016 Launch of AeroMobile 3G connectivity on selected Cathay Pacific aircraft October 2016 Singapore Airlines announce the launch of 3G A350-900 First A350 with AeroMobile connectivityDecember 2016 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Turkish Airlines and Kuwait Airways aircraftJanuary 2017 AeroMobile achieve the milestone of 1 Million connected flightsJanuary 2018 Launch of AeroMobile connectivity on selected Malaysia Airlines aircraft
Customers Aer Lingus - Launched 2013: A330-200s and A330-300s Air France - Launched 2013: B777 Air Serbia - Launched 2015: A319 and A320 Alitalia- Launched 2015: A330-200s Cathay Pacific - Launched 2016: A350 Emirates - Launched 2008: A330-200s, A340-300s, A340-500s, B777-200, B777-300ERs, GSM and GPRS services Etihad - Launched 2012: A330s, A380 and B777-300ERs Eurowings - Launched 2016: A330 EVA Air - Launched 2014: B777 KLM - Launched 2013: B777 Kuwait Airways - Launched 2016: B777 Malaysia Airlines - Launched 2018: A350-900, GSM and GPRS services Malindo Air - Launched 2015: B737-900s Lufthansa - Launched 2014: A330-300s, B747-400s, B747-800s, A380-800s, A340-300s, GSM and GPRS services SAS - Launched 2012: B737s GSM and GPRS (email) services Qatar Airways - Launched 2014: A330-200 Singapore Airlines Launched 2013: B777-300ER SWISS Launched 2016: B777 and A330 Turkish Airlines - A330-300s, B777-300ERs, and A350-900 Virgin Atlantic - Launched 2011: A330, B747-400 GSM and GPRS services
See also Aircell Connexion by Boeing Inmarsat Mobile phones on aircraft OnAir
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