International Communications Group (ICG) has received FAA Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) for its NxtMail Server. NxtMail  permits users with WiFi capable BlackBerry® smartphones, iPhone™ mobile devices and selected Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to access E-mail and Mobile Web browsing services anywhere in the world by simply activating the WiFi feature of their devices. 
The PMA is supported by a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) granted to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Dallas, Texas for the installation of the system in a Gulfstream 200 (Galaxy) aircraft.  “Granting of this PMA adds to our long list of PMA products,” said Armin Jabs, ICG Chief Operations Officer.  “It means that our business aviation customers can have the confidence that what they’re putting on their airplanes meet the industry’s highest standards for quality, reliability and performance.”
ICG’s NxtMail Over Iridium can operate concurrently with other on-board data services such as Airshow updates and Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), as well.  WiFi capable mobile digital devices are automatically assigned an Internet Provider (IP) address by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to provide immediate access to the system without user intervention or set-up beyond what is traditionally required for any conventional Wi-Fi networks. The NxtMail server provides global E-Mail service through either an inexpensive ICG ICS Iridium system or via any Inmarsat Broadband terminal.