Press Release
Issued by Gogo .
May 19, 2014
Gogo Inc., announces that its business aviation group, Aircell, has officially unveiled comprehensive SwiftBroadband airtime programs for the business aviation market. Aircell was previously appointed a distribution partner for SwiftBroadband, which is a near-global in-flight connectivity service from Inmarsat plc.
Business aircraft operators all over the world can now choose from a wide variety of innovative SwiftBroadband data and voice plans offered by Aircell, along with a large selection of key value-added services and self-care tools.
Overview - SwiftBroadband Airtime from Aircell
• • “Pay-as-you-go” monthly data plans with no overage charges, no fixed monthly fees and no minimum usage requirements.
• • Single monthly invoices for all SwiftBroadband, Iridium and Gogo Biz airtime services
• • Data compression and acceleration services included at no charge
• • Online, self-care tools provide easy, anytime access to billing information and usage monitoring (available July 2014)
• • Multi-aircraft discounts
• • Money-saving annual data plans for heavy data users
• • Exclusive services such as Gogo Text & Talk, which allows passengers to call and text with their own personal smartphones and mobile numbers (coming soon for SwiftBroadband; available now for Gogo Biz).
John Wade, Aircell's executive vice president and general manager, said, “In the business aviation market, SwiftBroadband is a very important service that continues to fulfill worldwide demand for in-flight connectivity. Aircell added SwiftBroadband equipment to its portfolio in 2009 and today, we further deepen our global capabilities with the addition of SwiftBroadband airtime. As a single-source provider of equipment, airtime and #1-ranked product support, we make it easy for aircraft operators to manage and deliver the service to their passengers.”
Aircell has integrated the new SwiftBroadband airtime services into the company's greater back-office operations and support infrastructure – including the company's multiple, redundant Network Operations Centers (NOCs).
To help kick off its new airtime program, Aircell is offering an introductory incentive that gives new customers one month of free data service when activating a new SwiftBroadband service plan prior to December 31, 2014.