DT, Inmarsat and Tampnet use oil rigs to improve inflight connectivity

The European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight broadband solution uses terrestrial base stations, of which there are few in the middle of the sea.
So, counter-intuitive though it might seem at first, it makes sense to stick macro cells on oil rigs to help resolve all manner of maritime and aviation connectivity challenges. Inmarsat has been a major advocate of the EAN for some time and, in this case, teamed up with Deutsche Telekom and offshore connectivity specialist Tampnet to extend mobile cove