Pramod Arora, president and CEO of WMS, said, "I truly believe this is going to become the gold standard in cruise connectivity, and will usher in a new era of predictable and high-quality mobile communications for American cruisers while creating value and higher guest satisfaction for our cruise line partners."
John Stankey emphasized, "We've gone from being first, second or third in the globe to 14th among developed countries right now. We're sliding, and we need to get back to doing the right thing." His statement underscores the urgency for the U.S. to reclaim its leadership in 5G technology as it currently lags behind.