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EMC completes acquisition of MTN

EMC announced it has completed its acquisition of MTN (Maritime Telecommunications Network).  The company closed the acquisition after announcing plans to do so, and reported here, on April 29, 2015.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

July 14, 2015

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The combined global company retains the name EMC and is now headquartered at MTN’s Miramar, Fla. offices.

The acquisition creates a company with combined 35 years’ experience in delivering connectivity and content to organizations and people on the move in the most remote locations.

The new entity provides remote connectivity to approximately 8,000 on-land sites and 1,600 vessels. The acquisition also further accelerates the organization’s scale and purchasing power as the largest consumer of satellite capacity outside the US and Europe.
 
'We are excited to leverage synergies, and complementary products and services, for our distinct markets to further expand modern connectivity to remote locations at sea, on land and in the air,' Abel Avellan, founder and ceo of EMC said.

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About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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