FLIGHT FOCUS and TUNE BOX establish strategic partnership to revolutionize In-Flight Entertainment

PARIS, 22nd June 2011 – Singapore-based Flight Focus and Malaysia-based Tune Box (a subsidiary of the Tune Group) today announced a strategic partnership for Flight Focus to provide technology for Tune Box’s low-cost In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) solution..

The Tune Box IFE platform will allow airline passengers to stream video and audio to personal devices using WiFi technology. Passengers will be able to enjoy thousands of movies, television and audio titles from an extensive onboard library using their own laptop, tablet, Smartphone or PDA and paying for it on demand from the comfort of their seat.

In this partnership, Flight Focus provides the hardware and engineering leveraging the Flight Focus PLATFORM for EFB. This revolutionary global solution is the first time EFB technology has been used to create a unique cabin-based customer experience. .

“Our customers will benefit from the combination of Flight Focus’ and Tune Box’s leading technology and services which will in turn allow them to offer a new and invaluable IFE experience to their passengers. This partnership provides us with a great opportunity to further extend our reach to airlines worldwide with a new way of thinking for In-Flight Entertainment. Together with the existing option of offering low-cost GSM SMS services to the passengers at an unprecedented low price, this is a true example of how the Flight Focus PLATFORM goes beyond the perception of a traditional EFB and provides a natural, scalable solution to a new generation of certified on-board services” said Ralf Cabos, Managing Director of Flight Focus.

Sami El Hadery, co-founder of Tune Box and also the company’s Chief Technical Officer, said “We are extremely excited about the Tune Box IFE system. By using wireless streaming technology to deliver content to Passenger Electronic Devices, we will be able to offer an IFE product that will be far more affordable for airlines to own and operate than traditional systems. The partnership with Flight Focus is a testament to our confidence in the Flight Focus PLATFORM. We’re looking forward to jointly developing and bringing to market the Tune Box IFE system which we feel will revolutionise In-flight Entertainment.”

About Flight Focus Pte Ltd
Flight Focus is a flight operations solutions and services provider for the aviation industry. The primary business is to provide airlines an open and complete certified retrofit Class III EFB solution resulting in savings and efficiencies almost immediately via the Flight Focus PLATFORM. A well defined global delivery model enables a reduction in time-to-market and cost-of-ownership while offering world class quality solutions and services. A unique power-by-the hour pricing structure allows customers to experience true savings from the first day of operation.

Flight Focus headquarters is in located Singapore with satellite offices worldwide, and specializes in Avionics solutions supporting the worldwide aviation industry.

About Tune Group
Tune Box is the latest addition to the Tune Group, a leading Southeast Asian conglomerate that aims to fulfill the needs of mass market consumers at affordable prices. Tune Box is the digital media arm of the Tune Group, initially focusing on providing inexpensive in-flight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity services for airline use.