
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is poised to join with a team headed by cellular-telephone giant T-Mobile to offer broadband Internet access and wireless email to its long-haul passengers, industry officials said.
On the other hand, Lufthansa has no immediate plans to allow long-haul passengers to talk on their own portable phones, but who needs it if you can use skype, VoIP or similar through your mobile phone using a WIFI connection?