Surfing in the Skies on Singapore Airlines Powered by Deutsche Telekom
September 27 2013 - 9:36AM
Business Wire
Deutsche Telekom (FWB:DTE) announced the start of
their high-speed Internet service on selected Singapore Airlines
intercontinental flights. This is the 11th airline to
have chosen Deutsche Telekom as their broadband connectivity
provider, and the third in the Asian market.
With Telekom’s In-Flight Internet service, passengers can check
e-mails, browse, blog or join corporate networks via VPN. Access is
provided by linking the airplanes to global networks via
satellites, which are provided through Deutsche Telekom’s partner
Panasonic Avionics. Passengers can use In-Flight Internet by paying
with a credit card or through their home provider, if it is a Wi-Fi
roaming partner of Deutsche Telekom.
“The addition of Singapore Airlines, one of the leading airlines
in terms of customer experience worldwide, demonstrates the extent
to which Deutsche Telekom has established itself in the airline
Wi-Fi market,” said Antje Williams, Head of In-Flight at Deutsche
Telekom. “The innovative solution we offer together with our
partner Panasonic Avionics is the reason why we’ve managed to break
into markets such as Asia, where we have previously not had a
strong presence. By extending our Wi-Fi service into the air, we
confirm our vision of connected life and work.”
Deutsche Telekom launched its Wi-Fi service in 2002 and
currently operates more than 55.000 HotSpots worldwide. They can
also be found onboard high-speed trains in Germany, and on almost
150 airplanes. Participating airlines currently include American
Airlines, Air France, Aer Lingus, Etihad, Garuda Indonesia, Japan
Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Transaero and, as of
today, Singapore Airlines.
About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated
telecommunications companies with 144 million mobile customers, 32
million fixed-network lines and over 17 million broadband lines (as
of June 30, 2013). The Group provides fixed-network, mobile
communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for
consumers, and ICT solutions for business and corporate customers.
Deutsche Telekom is present in some 50 countries and has over
231,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of EUR
58.2 billion in the 2012 financial year - over half of it outside
Germany (as of December 31, 2012).
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