Airline secures advanced networking services for North American operations
MIAMI, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T today announced a three-year,
$1.1 million contract expansion with Air Jamaica, the national airline of
Jamaica, to provide advanced networking capabilities that integrate more than
30 Air Jamaica sites throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom
and the Caribbean.
AT&T's network-based Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN)
will provide Air Jamaica airport, sales and marketing offices with secure,
high-speed access to proprietary online systems and databases. It replaces a
"hub-and-spoke" network in which access to network applications was lost if
headquarters or the "hub" lost connectivity.
"At Air Jamaica, our technology infrastructure is used to improve customer
service and operating efficiency," said Keith Smith, Vice President of IT
Services of Air Jamaica. "With AT&T, our North American and European offices
are always online to our Caribbean Headquarters, to facilitate our passenger
handling and airline operations.
AT&T has an excellent track record of network efficiencies and low-cost
solutions for growing our business. That is why we have not only renewed, but
also expanded our networking agreement with them."
The contract expands a long-standing relationship under which AT&T
provides Air Jamaica with domestic and international long-distance,
teleconference, frame relay and Internet access services.
Air Jamaica's services are integrated through AT&T OneNet(R) Service,
which consolidates networking services into a single contract, with discounts
across all services. In addition, through the AT&T BusinessDirect(R) portal,
Air Jamaica gains online access to tools that provide near-real-time reports
on network performance and direct access to AT&T's ordering, status, inventory
and trouble management systems.
About AT&T
For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE "T") has been known for unparalleled
quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and
development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in
local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services.
About Air Jamaica
With over 30 years of service and the most modern fleet servicing the
region, Air Jamaica has pursued a steady program of expansion, opening up more
areas of the U.S. and the United Kingdom to the Caribbean. Air Jamaica has
scheduled service with 330 direct flights a week from Atlanta,
Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles,
Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), Orlando, and Philadelphia in the U.S. and from
London and Manchester, UK to Montego Bay and Kingston in Jamaica, and to
Antigua, Barbados, Bonaire, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Nassau,
Providenciales, Santo Domingo and St. Lucia. Air Jamaica provides more
non-stop flights from its North American gateways to the Caribbean than any
other carrier serving the region. In addition, the airline's code share
agreement with Delta Air Lines, and its joint fare arrangements and compatible
schedules with United, and other U.S. carriers, extend its access to over 150
cities within the Continental U.S.
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