MTN Executive to Speak at 8th Annual Digital Ship Scandinavia

MIRAMAR, Florida, January 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Holger Ritter, General Manager EMEA, Provides Insights on Improving Ship Operations and Crew Welfare with Maritime VSAT

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the global provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world, today announced that Holger Ritter, general manager of EMEA MTN's commercial shipping and energy services business, is speaking at the 8th annual Digital Ship Scandinavia on February 3, 2011 at the Scandic Hotel in Bergen.

During this panel, Mr. Ritter will focus on highlighting the different ways of improving ship operations and crew welfare with Maritime VSAT solutions. Some of the topics that will be discussed include VSAT implementation, remote diagnostic capabilities and crew morale initiatives.

Mr. Ritter has more than 20 years of global sales, IT and executive level management experience and prior to joining MTN, he served in various management roles at Becker Marine System Communication, IBM, Vodafone and Connexion by Boeing. At Becker Marine Systems Communication, Holger was Director of Global Sales responsible for providing innovative, end-to-end communication and IT solutions to the maritime industry. Previous to that, he was Regional Director of Sales EMEA at Connexion by Boeing, having introduced mobile, satellite high-speed Internet services to the aviation and commercial shipping industries. Ritter holds a M.B.A from the State Business Academy of Baden-Wurttemberg.

Digital Ship Scandinavia 2011 is a premier event for maritime IT, satcom, technical, electronics, and navigation managers that want to learn about the latest developments in satellite communications, software, and electronic charts technology for shipping directly from the people who use it. For more information or to sign up for the event, please visit: http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/scandinavia/scando_2011.shtml

    
    WHERE:
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            Scandic Hotel Bergen City
            Hakonsgaten 2-7
            5015 Bergen
            Norway
    
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            February 3, 2011
            12:40pm

About MTN Satellite Communications

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) is the leading global provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world. MTN's maritime VSAT solutions and global satellite communications network offer the reliability that only "Always On - Always Available" systems can provide. More than 600 vessels and land-based terminals worldwide, including cruise ships, commercial ships, offshore drilling and production sites, government and military vessels, private yachts, and ferries depend on MTN's voice and data networks to allow them to "be in the middle of nowhere and at the center of everything." Premium services include remote access for Internet, fixed and mobile phones, fax, television, onboard newspapers, banking services, direct payroll deposit for crew, and other enterprise solutions. MTN is based in Miramar, Fla. and has offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.mtnsat.com.

    
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