Air France awards in-flight connectivity solution to Global Eagle and Orange Business Services for Airbus A320 family aircraf...
October 01 2018 - 7:00AM
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) announced today that
Air France has awarded a long-term contract for in-flight
connectivity systems and services to a collaboration between Global
Eagle and Orange Business Services.
The contract initially includes 113 Airbus A320
family aircraft operated by Air France. Installations are already
underway. Air France’s Airbus A320 family includes A318, A319, A320
and A321 aircraft that operate short and medium-haul flights
throughout Europe, Russia, North Africa and the Middle East. The
collaboration between Global Eagle and Orange Business Services
will deliver high-speed Internet, industry-leading passenger portal
interfaces and services, integrated billing, and passenger data
analytics supporting Air France’s digital transformation
initiatives and its progressive customer experience
vision.
“In-Flight Connectivity gives Air France the
opportunity to enhance the customer experience and to take a major
step towards digital transformation,” said Pierre-Louis Biaggi,
Vice President, Connectivity at Orange Business Services. “Orange
Business Services has leveraged its high-performance network and
its strong experience in project management to support Air France’s
ambitious goals. Together with our partner Global Eagle, we will
enable Air France to be the first airline in Europe to take full
advantage of the Ku-High-Throughput satellite network and thus
drastically increase the on-board passenger connectivity
experience.”
“Air France sought industry-leading connectivity
solutions with the highest reliability and quality to power
superior customer service, innovation and digitization,” said Josh
Marks, Global Eagle CEO. “Together with our partner Orange Business
Services, we are proud to support Air France’s ambitions with
high-speed gate-to-gate Internet, integrated with our powerful
customer portal, for the Air France short and medium haul
fleet.”
Network services will be based on Global Eagle’s
latest generation of aircraft hardware, with a Jupiter HT modem
infrastructure capable of 500 Mbps throughput per aircraft and
Global Eagle’s new three-axis Ku-band antenna that delivers
superior efficiency. Orange Business Services will provide
enriched connectivity through its high-performance network (ground
and satellite), its experience in project management and cyber
security, and support for a complete solution offering.
About Global Eagle
Global Eagle is a leading provider of
satellite-based broadband connectivity, television and
entertainment services, content and data analytics to aviation,
maritime, enterprise and government markets. Global Eagle offers a
fully integrated portfolio of rich media content and high-speed
connectivity solutions for airlines, private jets, cruise lines,
commercial ships, super-yachts, ferries, enterprise, government and
military installations worldwide with proprietary
performance-enhancing technologies and exclusive access to premium
media. With 1,400 employees on six continents and leading global
satellite and ground networks, the company delivers exceptional
service and concierge support to its customers. Find out more at
globaleagle.com.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the B2B branch of the Orange Group,
and its 22,000 employees, is focused on supporting the digital
transformation of multinational enterprises and French SMEs across
five continents. Orange Business Services is not only an
infrastructure operator, but also a technology integrator and a
value-added service provider. It offers companies digital solutions
that help foster collaboration within their teams (collaborative
workspaces and mobile workspaces), better serve their customers
(enriched customer relations and business innovation), and support
their projects (enriched connectivity, flexible IT and
cyberdefense). The integrated technologies that Orange Business
Services offer range from Software Defined Networks (SDN/NFV), Big
Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified communications and
collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange Business Services
customers include over 3,000 renowned multinational corporations at
an international level and over two million professionals,
companies and local communities in France.
Learn more at www.orange-business.com or follow us on LinkedIn,
Twitter and our blogs.
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
operators with annual sales of 41 billion euros in 2017 and has 260
million customers in 28 countries at 30 June 2018. Orange is listed
on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange
(symbol ORAN).
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in
this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services
Limited.
Press contacts:
Orange Business Services : Marie-Charlotte Hue
mariecharlotte.hue@orange.com
+33 1 55 54 60 02
Media Contact: Michael Miller
Michael.Miller@GlobalEagle.com
+1-754-215-0101
Investor Relations Contact: Peter Lopez
Investor.Relations@GlobalEagle.com
+1-310-740-8624
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