Accuris (News - Alert) Networks’, which delivers reliable, high-capacity Wi-Fi service for in-flight, in-ship and remote locations, recently acquired Aircell, a provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to business aviation.
Following the acquisition, Aircell launched Gogo Text and Talk using AccuROAM. This service allows air travelers to benefit by calling and texting on their smartphones using Wi-Fi.
David Reeder, vice president of Business Development and sales North America at Accuris Networks (News - Alert) said, “Our solution has the unique ability to enable cellular service in places where it has been difficult due to cost or licensing issues. We expect to partner with other service providers to open up new corners of the world to monetize Wi-Fi.”
AccuROAM technology is not only suitable for aviation environments, but also in other locations like shipping fleets, oil rigs and remote military installations. The technology enables seamless, secure Wi-Fi connections on GSM or CDMA networks securely and cost effectively as the deployment does not require infrastructure changes.
The Aircell Gogo service uses the AccuROAM platform for providing support for mobile operated mobile terminated (MO-MT) messaging. The platform serves as a “roamed-on network” which allows Gogo to offer billing, settlement and policy control to partner operators.
“This technology gives users an experience that’s the closest on the market to how they would use their smartphones in their land-based environments. We’d be surprised if any service provider that wants to create new revenue streams in remote places where mobile coverage is expensive or extremely difficult would find a less costly, more effective platform than AccuROAM,” Reeder said.
The AccuROAM-enabled Aircell Gogo text and talk service allows users to leverage their smartphones to accomplish all the tasks that they can normally do at the office or at home without relying on third-party providers or asking friends to download the same IM application.
Edited by Stefania Viscusi