Boston, MA 03/24/2014 (wallstreetpr) – The world is changing rapidly and so are the expectations of the people from the service industry. But even the industries are leaving no stone unturned in fulfilling the expectations of the consumers. One of such initiative is taken by Royal Caribbean Cruises ltd. (NYSE:RCL). Royal Caribbean International has done a major investment in the new technology so that its guests can enjoy more wireless capacity than ever before. The objective is to provide the ship wide WI-FI to all the 22 ships of Royal Caribbean International by 2015. Royal Caribbean International is one of the major cruise line owned by RCL.
Technology
Royal Caribbean Cruises ltd. (NYSE:RCL) will make use of the new generation of medium earth orbit satellites. The satellites will be paired up with the sophisticated antenna arrays placed on the ships. As a result the guests will be able to make use of the wireless internet when they are on board. In fact the technology is assumed to bring much better connectivity than the guests get on shore. O3B is the satellite communications partner in this advancement.
It was not easy to provide such a better connectivity when the nearest cell tower or cable hook-up was at a distance of 1,000 miles away. But Royal Caribbean Cruises ltd. (NYSE:RCL) made it possible. This first time use is done on the Oasis of the Seas. All the required tests have been carried out and the results show extraordinary connectivity matching the fastest broadband connections available on shore.
Impact of services
The use of changing technology and the implementation of the best services is the reason why Royal Caribbean Cruises ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is the world’s second-largest cruise line operator. RCL has made the use of the opportunity at the right time. The medium earth orbit satellites were initially designed to provide the internet facilities to the emerging markets. Now with the high wireless internet connectivity guests on the cruise will be able to stay in touch with their friends and family on the social media and can effectively make use of the download facilities.
