By using Nexus, Olivier said he expects cruise lines to be able to offer innovative service bundles,

MTN Satellite Communications said its MTN Nexus service will start to be available in the second quarter of 2013. It relies on a mix of satellite and terrestrial channels to boost available sheraton hotel in madison wisconsin bandwidth.
This summer, MTN lost a key customer when Royal Caribbean sheraton hotel in madison wisconsin Cruises Ltd. chose another provider for digital services on Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity and Azamara ships. Its five-year agreement with that firm, Harris CapRock, also relies on a system that mixes satellite and land-based connectivity.
The use of Internet service at sea is growing and changing sheraton hotel in madison wisconsin as passengers seek to remain connected to their jobs and increasingly use social sheraton hotel in madison wisconsin media to show and tell family and friends about their cruise.
Using MTN Nexus, ships will be able to switch their Internet signals from satellite to land networks about 20 miles from shore in areas where the proper gear has been installed, Olivier said. The satellite bandwidth that ship uses can then be "flipped" to other ships, boosting their transmission capacity.
By using Nexus, Olivier said he expects cruise lines to be able to offer innovative service bundles, such as a package that would provide basic Internet to check emails, plus an unlimited Facebook or Twitter service.
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