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AT&T on Cruise Ships |
Aivar
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Recently Italian GSM-operator TIM made an announcement that their GSM-goverage will go on cruise ships. Now the same about AT&T.
Good progress to expand the GSM!
Link: http://www.cellular-news.com/story/10853.shtml
And news itself:
GSM phones to work on Cruise Ships
AT&T Wireless and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) have jointly announced that cruise ship passengers may soon enjoy the convenience of using their wireless phones while at sea. The companies have formed a joint venture, Wireless Maritime Services, to develop and launch an innovative and affordable communications offering that will rely on a combination of satellite and wireless services to provide the cruise line industry and its passengers with on-board wireless service. The joint venture will combine MTN's expertise in providing satellite services to the cruise industry with AT&T Wireless' experience in delivering wireless services to consumer and business travelers.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
"We look forward to our joint venture with AT&T Wireless delivering truly global mobile service to ships in international waters,'said David Kagan, Chief Executive Officer of MTN. 'Using this service, staying in touch will be as convenient for cruise ship passengers as pressing the send key on their own mobile phone."
"We will make it possible for cruise passengers to place and receive calls, use short message service, and access the Internet using their own wireless phones, just as they do at home,'added Jordan Roderick, President of AT&T Wireless International. 'We offer our customers the largest global voice and data coverage area of any North American carrier, and through this agreement we hope to extend service to the high seas."
MTN, based in Miramar, Florida, a provider of satellite-based communications, networking, and other services to the cruise and offshore oil and gas industries.
The companies are currently working with several cruise lines and expect to introduce the service later this year. | |
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energetic
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Well I hope they'll do it! Since 1999 they were planning to make it happen.
Finally! or Finally?
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buster
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It will be great he its true!! I use TIM network here in Peru and Im going to start working in a cruise in May thats excellent news :-D!! Hope it become true so2®·
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Aivar
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There are lot's of cruise ships in the world. So at the beginning only few of them will get GSM - I guess so. But who knows, maybe this kind of evolution is very quick. | |
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Posted: 2004-03-17 10:18
