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JetBlue, RIM, Yahoo to Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi
Aircell's In-Flight Internet Ready to Go
Aircell has completed work on its nationwide wireless broadband network, which will provide in-flight internet access to passengers aboard airplanes. The company installed cell sites across the entire U.S., ... read
Verizon Sells Airfone to JetBlue
Verizon has sold its in-flight calling system, Airfone, to JetBlue, which will use the system to provide in-flight email and messaging ... read
Air France to Offer In-Flight Mobile Calling
Air France is set to begin a two-stage, six-month trial of OnAir, which allows people to use their mobile phones while in flight aboard certain Airbus 318s. The first ... read
British Air to Offer In-Flight SMS and Mobile Internet
Starting in the fall of 2009, British Airways will begin offering passengers on the London to New York City flights the ability to send and receive text messages while ... read
In-Flight Cell Phone Use Coming
AirCell is developing technology to let passengers use their cell phones on planes. AirCell's system would reduce cell phones' power and limit the number in use at once, to ... read
Nokia Introduces New Messaging Services
Today Nokia announced a revamped set of email and instant messaging services. The new services, tied to Nokia's Ovi platform, enable users to access most POP3/IMAP email from their ... read
SAS First Airline To Support Airplane Mode Feature
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today annouced that they are the first airline to allow the use of some mobile phone functions during flight. The airline will allow passengers to operate ... read
Airlines To Test In-Flight Calls Over Europe
Two European airlines will trial cellular phone calls on flights in Western Europe next year. TAP (Air Portugal) and BMI (a British discount airline) will both equip a few ... read
Boeing, Qualcomm to Test In-Flight Calling
Boeing and Qualcomm will cooperate on installing and testing airborne cellular service on a prototype 737-400. Boeing already offers Connexion high speed internet service for planes and would like ... read
Sprint PCS Announces New Wireless Corporate Email Solution
Sprint today announced Sprint PCS Business Connection(SM) Enterprise Edition, a service providing enterprise customers wireless access to corporate e-mail via their Sprint PCS Phones or handheld computers. The service ... read
Verizon Introduces New Forward-to-Plane Service
Verizon Wireless and Verizon Airfone yesterday announced a new service for Verizon Wireless customers who travel frequently by plane. The $10/month service lets customers forward their Verizon Wireless phone ... read
Yahoo Offers Free PC-to-Mobile Text Messaging
Yahoo has revamped its Yahoo Mail email service and among the new features is a free text-messaging component. PC users will be able to use email, IM or SMS ... read
Verizon Rolls Out Unlimited Plans, Mobile Email
Verizon Wireless revamped its calling and data plans today, and is now offering unlimited mobile Web access, messaging, VZ Navigator, and basic V CAST video clips with 450 minutes ... read
Politicians Look to Criminalize In-Flight Calling
Today two politicians proposed a bill, the HANG UP Act, that would make it illegal to engage in voice calls while in an airplane that's in the air. Rep. ... read
Delta to Offer Wi-Fi On All Flights
Delta Airlines said it will offer Wi-Fi broadband Internet access on its entire U.S. fleet by the middle of 2009. Delta is using technology provided by Aircell, which recently ... read
Yahoo Announces oneConnect Communication Portal
The new communication tool from Yahoo combines email, instant messaging, text messaging, and social networks into one customizable part of its Yahoo Go 3.0 mobile search offering. Some of ... read
AOL AIMs for BlackBerry with IM Integration
Today AOL and Research In Motion announced that AOL's AIM instant messenger program will now be available on all BlackBerry models. The native AIM app will allow users to ... read
Sprint Offers Free Access To Desktop Email
Sprint today launched an email client for select handsets that will allow users to check mail from popular web-based services as well POP and IMAP inboxes. The application will ... read
Cincinnati Bell Charging $40 for Mobile and Home Internet
Today Cincinnati Bell announced new pricing that bundles together its wireless and wireline broadband services. For $40 per month, smartphone users will have unlimited Internet access, mobile email and ... read
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