Siemens AG has signed a
breakthrough agreement with Connexion by Boeing to become its first global customer
for real-time high-speed in-flight Internet services giving 200,000 traveling
Siemens employees the choice to remain “connected” in the air.
“Siemens is a global company with more than half of its 417,000
employees traveling throughout the world each year. We are always looking for ways to
enhance their experience on the road and the Connexion by Boeing service is
going to be a great benefit that makes their travel time more productive and more
enjoyable,” said Lutz Stammnitz, head of Corporate Mobility Services for Siemens
AG.
“As we continue to make the Connexion by Boeing service available on
more airlines and routes, Siemens employees will be able to stay connected to what’s
important to them and to what’s needed to do their job while traversing North
America, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and across Asia all the way to the Far East,”
said Boeing’s David Friedman, vice president of Marketing and Direct Sales.
“We
are delighted that Siemens is joining the ranks of our existing corporate
customers and we look forward to enabling them to use their travel time more
effectively. Siemens is joining our service at a time when corporations can still
benefit from securing special promotions for their employees.”
By using the Connexion by Boeing service on board the already-equipped
Lufthansa aircraft, Siemens employees are now able to connect real-time to their
corporate virtual private network, send and receive emails with attachments, surf
the entire Internet and entertain themselves while in the air. As other Connexion
by Boeing airline customers roll the service out on their long-haul fleets, more
routes and flights will be available to Siemens’ employees worldwide. |