Mobilink unveils in-flight mobile phone service

Mobilink has unveiled yet another landmark achievement by being the only operator in Pakistan to offer in-flight mobile phone service onboard international flights.

Partnering with OnAir, Mobilink offers GSM network onboard aircraft, allowing passengers to not only use their mobile phones for making and receiving calls and text messages, but also enabling them to send and receive data over GPRS.

Air France has become the first airline in the world to offer this service on international flights. Using the Mobile OnAir system, Mobilink subscribers travelling onboard one of the Airbus A318 aircraft operating on European routes can avail SMS and MMS services, exchange emails and browse the web using any phone with Internet access. Customers will be able to make and receive phone calls in the second phase of the trial period, as the service is being regulated to maintain passengers' comfort and well being.

Mobile OnAir enables passengers to use their GSM mobile phones and smart phones, such as BlackBerry, during flights-after takeoff and before landing. The service supports voice communications and text messaging, as well as General Packet Radio Services (GPRS).

Mobile OnAir works like a roaming service on ground. It is billed by the passenger's home mobile operator. To use the service, passengers with an international roaming subscription simply switch on their mobile phones on a Mobile OnAir-equipped aircraft. When a mobile phone is logged on to OnAir's network, the display will show "OnAir" and the passenger can start to use their phone as normal.

Mobilink promises to maintain its technology leadership and customer satisfaction by offering more state-of-the-art services in the near future.-PR
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