MTN
Provides
VSAT
Services
For
Fred.Olsen
Fleets
April
8,
2010
MTN
Satellite
Communications
(MTN)
announces
that
it
has
signed
an
agreement
with
Fred.Olsen
Cruise
Lines,
an
international
shipping
company
based
in
Norway,
to
outfit
its
entire
fleet
of
ships,
Balmoral,
Boudicca,
Black
Watch,
and
Braemar,
with
MTN’s
state-of-the-art
VSAT
equipment
and
services
providing
global,
reliable
broadband
connectivity.
“At
Fred.Olsen,
we
strive
to
offer
our
passengers
with
reliable,
high-quality
products
and
services,”
said
Ian
Watson,
cruise
systems
manager
for
Fred.Olsen
Cruise
Lines.
“As
the
clear
market
leader
in
cruise
ship
satellite
communications,
MTN
provides
superior
services
with
faster
connectivity,
excellent
quality
of
communications,
and
unmatched
service
support
throughout
the
globe.
We
are
confident
that
this
new
service
will
totally
satisfy
the
requirements
of
our
passengers
wherever
they
are
cruising.”
Under
the
agreement,
MTN
will
provide
services
such
as
OceanPhone®
calling,
StreamXcel,
a
bandwidth
optimization
service,
toll-free
inbound
line
dialing
service
for
passengers
and
crew,
and
credit
card
processing.
Installations
on
the
Black
Watch
have
been
completed
with
scheduled
rollouts
for
the
rest
of
the
fleet
over
the
next
few
months.
“Fred.Olsen
joins
the
growing
number
of
cruise
shipping
companies
that
depend
on
MTN’s
seamless
worldwide
coverage,
high
network
reliability,
and
unique
service
offerings
tailored
to
the
needs
of
today’s
cruising
passengers,”
said
Brent
Horwitz,
senior
vice
president,
MTN
cruise
and
ferry
business.
“We
currently
have
more
than
90
percent
of
the
world’s
major
cruise
ships
under
contract
for
our
VSAT
services.”
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