Tata Comm bags multi-year deal from Air France-KLM

LONDON, UK: Tata Communications has bagged a multi-million dollar contract with Air France-KLM, to provide next-generation network connectivity to 170 sites.

Air France-KLM is the first major European airline group to move away from the legacy networks widely used in the airline industry.

“Airlines worldwide are starting to rethink their technology infrastructure to improve the passenger experience, and integrate cloud services and new applications to support the huge amounts of data coming from next-generation aircraft. In tandem, they’re competing for their share of new revenue streams in emerging markets,” says Genius Wong, President, Global Network Services, Cloud and Data Centre Services at Tata Communications.

The multi-year contract will see Tata Communications roll out a superfast intelligent network which will power Air France-KLM’s mission-critical systems, including passenger check-in, flight operations and departure control applications, as well as corporate programs in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

“We’re introducing a range of innovative services, such as travel apps for smartwatches, to provide a seamless, personalised travel experience for our tech-savvy passengers. Tata Communications’ global next-generation network will act as the foundation for these services in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, empowering us take customer service to the next level and capitalise on the huge growth opportunities that these markets offer,” says Jean-Christophe Lalanne, ‎CIO of Air France-KLM Group.