satellite communications mtn formerly known as maritime telecommunications network was a privately held vsat satellite service provider headquartered in miramar florida usa . mtn provided connectivity services to major cruise lines including carnival corporation royal caribbean international norwegian cruise lines and well as luxury yachts oil rigs government and military vessels and commercial vessels . mtn was acquired by emerging markets communications in 2015 . contents 1 uss scranton and good morning america 2 mtn government services 3 emmy award 4 holmdel teleport 5 santander teleport 6 mtn nexus 7 challenges and acquisition 7.1 panasonic and mtn 7.2 loss of royal caribbean 7.3 carnival and lawsuit 7.4 acquisition 8 references 9 external links uss scranton and good morning america edit uss scranton in the persian gulf 2005 on november 23 2005 abc s good morning america ran a segment called run silent run deep which was broadcast live from the nuclear submarine uss scranton ssn 756 while it was moving . the submarine and the us navy support vessel usns dolores chouest were each equipped with a 1900 mhz high gain microwave antenna and equipment . the people on board the submarine had cellular service via a cdma picocell on board the support vessel . the cell was provided by wireless maritime services a joint venture between mtn and cingular wireless . the submarine transmitted the live video broadcast quality to the dolores chouest using bidirectional microwave radios . the cellular technology was used to support all of the live two way communications between the studio in new york and the submarine below the surface . all of the video and cellular traffic was up linked via mtn s communications technology on board the dolores chouest . mtn government services edit in 2009 mtn formed mtn government services mtngs a subsidiary company headquartered in leesburg virginia that specializes in integrated communications services for military and government agencies . the mtn government team work with soldiers in afghanistan non government organizations ngos for disaster relief and recovery efforts in areas such as haiti scientific research ships mapping the ocean floor for noaa and a host of other government agencies for mission critical communication needs . emmy award edit in january 2012 mtn was awarded the 2011 technology & engineering emmy award from the national academy of television arts and sciences natas in the category development of integrated deployable systems for live reporting from remote environments for collaborating with nbc on the bloom mobile to broadcast first live on the move coverage of military forces in iraq . the concept of the bloom mobile was inspired by mr. david bloom himself in order to deliver live coverage of u.s. military forces in iraq in 2003 . mtn collaborated with mr. bloom and nbc over a 45 day period to design build commission and equip the vehicle with live television and satellite transmission equipment allowing the bloom mobile to send live full motion broadcast quality video and audio as u.s. troops moved towards baghdad . by securing a 200 watt stabilized 1.2 meter ku band antenna to the back of a custom built ford f450 4wd diesel truck mtn enabled nbc to provide the first live on the move broadcast coverage while traveling at speeds up to 70 mph . since the bloom mobile s launch its presence in the broadcast industry continues to expand . the vehicle is used to cover a variety of stories including hurricanes and elections and is leveraged by the u.s. government for both tactical and non tactical applications . holmdel teleport edit the company solely owns and operates a teleport facility in holmdel new jersey usa . the facility is 10 000 sq. feet and supports transmission needs of government agencies isps television broadcasters cable programmers carriers business television and radio . the holmdel teleport has access to a variety of spacecraft as well as the u.s. domestic arc serving the pacific atlantic and western indian ocean regions . holmdel is the only u.s. teleport connecting with is at 359 degrees east longitude . santander teleport edit the santander teleport is a joint venture developed and completed by mtn and its technology partner erzia a provider of vsat maritime communications in spain . 1 the santander teleport serves as a centralized gateway for mtn s vsat communications with coverage over the americas europe and asia . the facility is located in santander north spain at 43 27 46 n 3 48 18 w. mtn nexus edit in november 2012 mtn launched plans for a next generation hybrid communications network mtn nexus . connectivity and content demands on cruise operators specifically increase significantly as cruise passenger and crew communications requirements grow . this new network will deliver sophisticated computing caching and security infrastructure to deliver connectivity and communications to a degree never realized before at sea and in port . mtn nexus will bridge the gap between land based and sea based connectivity and content delivery to cater to today s always connected passengers and crew . challenges and acquisition edit panasonic and mtn edit mtn and panasonic teamed to launch a network for airborne communications and demonstrated capabilities with lufthansaas in 2009 . 2 by 2012 panasonic decided to create its own satellite network and abandon mtn services . 3 loss of royal caribbean edit royal caribbean cruise lines left mtn in 2012 and partnered with harris corporation and o3b . 4 o3b s services provided a revolutionary throughput never before realized in the satellite industry . 5 carnival and lawsuit edit in 2013 mtn was limited carnival cruise lines internet services after carnival cruise lines decided to leave the telecom provider for harris corporation . 6 in 2014 carnival cruise lines ended the lawsuit with mtn after settling the dispute . 7 the two companies created a deal where carnival cruise lines would retain tv and microwave broadband services with mtn while doing satellite communications with harris . acquisition edit mtn was acquired by emerging markets communications in 2015 for total cash consideration of 27.3 million plus the assumption of working capital liabilities and employee retention payments . 8 the website for mtn government services www.mtngs.com was removed and redirected . references edit mtn satellite communications and erzia announce completion of santander teleport in spain . mtn . april 25 2011 . archived from the original on january 5 2012 . retrieved july 27 2015 . panasonic announces lufthansa as gcs launch customer panasonic avionics corporation commits to intelsat epicng platform for delivery of consumer broadband services for commercial airlines royal caribbean harris caprock ink five year agreement o3b fastest internet on the seas bolado carolina 2013 carnival says jilted telecom provider limited services bolado carolina 2014 carnival ends suit against 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