MIRAMAR, Fla.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a deal with Maritime Telecommunications Network to provide wireless phone service for customers on cruise ships using a combination of satellite and traditional wireless networks. The companies said they are currently working with several cruise lines and expect to introduce the service later this year.
“We will make it possible for cruise passengers to place and receive calls, use short message service, and access the Internet using their wireless phones, just as they do at home,” explained Jordan Roderick, president of AWS 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.”
Financial terms of the deal were not released.
