Live Broadcast TV for Maritime Market

Global at-sea communications provider Sea Mobile is using one of its companies to help bring live TV to cruise ships everywhere. By selecting Envivio Inc. and iDirect Technologies, Sea Mobile's Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) will be the first company to launch live television broadcasts to cruise ships anywhere on the planet.

The Maritime Satellite Television Network (MSTV) service will use Envivio's encoding systems and iDirect's remote VSAT solution with MTN's global satellite network and onboard communications antennas for reliable TV broadcasts.

According to the company, MTN's live TV service to cruise ships is an example of IP video convergence in action as it combines access technologies from both Envivio and iDirect to enable next-generation service providers live video to seafaring vessels. The system, MTN said, is similar to the delivery of stationary TV services traditionally offered by cable and direct-to-the-home (DTH) providers.

Based in Miramar, Fla., MTN provides broadband connectivity and related services like voice, data, internet cafes and compressed video to the mobile maritime industry using VSAT technology. For more information, go to http://www.seamobile.com or http://www.mtnsat.com.

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