Fiberlink Communications Corp., a leading innovator and trusted
enterprise partner for secure mobile workforce solutions, and Connexion
by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), today
announced an agreement to deliver secure, in-flight access solutions to
Fiberlink's enterprise customers. Corporate IT managers will soon be
able to deploy in-flight Wi-Fi as part of a comprehensive mobile
workforce strategy for the approximately 600,000 mobile workers that
use Fiberlink's access software.
Fiberlink helps enterprise IT organization deliver reliable and
flexible access for their mobile workforce as they move from hotel
rooms and public hot spots to airports, and with this new agreement, to
aircraft. Fiberlink's customers can now take advantage of its mobile
access software while working in-flight, and at the same time, their IT
departments can maintain complete control over the security threats,
compliance issues and spiraling access costs associated with mobile
computing. This new service complements Fiberlink's industry-leading
"All Access" mobile data plan with additional enterprise-class access
and security at 35,000 feet.
"Enterprise travelers want a
proven and secure method to connect to real-time high-speed
Internet-based services that are critical for doing business in a
global environment," said Connexion by Boeing Vice President of
Marketing and Direct Sales David Friedman. "The Connexion by Boeing
agreement with Fiberlink will help ensure that the sky is not the limit
for Fiberlink customers. Business travelers rely on their corporate IT
organization to equip them with advanced connectivity capabilities and
through our relationship with Fiberlink we will be a critical part of
that solution."
"Fiberlink brings together diverse access
technologies and security measures into a unified mobile workforce
solution - managed and delivered by a single provider," said William
Wagner, chief marketing officer for Fiberlink. "Our work with Connexion
by Boeing allows us to add in-flight Wi-Fi networks - a huge value for
corporate travelers - to our long list of current mobile solutions.
Fiberlink's broad portfolio of transport methods is not only one of the
most comprehensive in the industry, but it's the most secure as well."
About Connexion by Boeing
Connexion
by Boeing, recipient of the 2003 and 2004 World Travel Award for
World's Leading High-Speed In-flight Internet Services Provider, brings
high speed Internet, data and entertainment connectivity to travelers
via a broadband connection to the aircraft. Connexion by Boeing has
definitive agreements with Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Japan
Airlines, ANA, Singapore Airlines, and China Airlines to equip their
long-haul aircraft with the service. In addition, Korean Air and Asiana
have announced their intent to install the Connexion by Boeing system
on their long-range aircraft. Connexion by Boeing also offers a
high-speed connectivity solution for the business aviation and maritime
markets and recently concluded a trial with Teekay Shipping. For more
information, visit connexionbyboeing.com.
About Fiberlink
Fiberlink
provides the software and services that enable enterprises to securely
mobilize their workforces and strike the best balance of user
productivity and IT control. More than 600,000 mobile workers depend on
Fiberlink's ubiquitous Wi-Fi, wide-area wireless, broadband and dial-up
solutions for "no-hassle" access to e-mail, data and other
network-based resources. Fiberlink's mobile workforce solutions go
beyond basic network connectivity to ensure IT organizations have total
control over the myriad security threats, compliance policies and cost
concerns that are often associated with mobile computing. Gartner,
Yankee Group and Burton Group consistently recognize Fiberlink as an
innovative leader in mobile and remote access solutions. Fiberlink
customers include Continental Airlines, Grant Thornton, Targus Group
International and Novartis Group. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa.,
Fiberlink has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Additional information about Fiberlink is available at www.fiberlink.com.