Maritime Telecommunications Network

Founded in 1981, MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), formerly known as Maritime Telecommunications Network, is a privately held VSAT satellite service provider headquartered in Miramar, Florida, USA. The company revolutionized the cruise line communications industry by providing the first C band stabilized antenna system on board cruise ships sailing at sea.^{[citation needed]} MTN provides connectivity services to major cruise lines, including Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Lines and many others around the world as well as other large maritime entities including luxury yachts, oil rigs, government and military vessels, and commercial vessels.

MTN Holmdel Teleport

The company wholly owns and operates its own 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 MTN 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

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

USS Scranton and Good Morning America

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 uplinked via MTN's communications technology on board the Dolores Chouest.