A method of distributing data to and from a vehicle using a data distribution system, comprising: selecting, by a computing device based on a set of selection rules and a set of selection criteria, a particular bearer from a plurality of bearers (128a-128n), the plurality of bearers (128a-128n) including a first bearer having a bearer type corresponding to using LTE technology and one or more other bearers each having a respective bearer type corresponding to using a respective type of satellite communications technology, the plurality of bearers (128a-128n) having one or more respective interfaces (125a-125n) for at least one of receiving information onto the vehicle or transmitting information from the vehicle, and the interfaces (125a-125n) being fixedly coupled to the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the set of selection criteria includes a bearer characteristic, a preference of a system user of the data distribution system, and a preference of an end-user, and wherein the set of selection rules has been customized by a system provider of the data distribution system for the instance of the data distribution system corresponding to the vehicle; and at least one of: i) causing first information to be received onto the vehicle using the particular bearer, and routing, by the computing device, the first information to a device operated by an end-user within the vehicle; or ii) receiving, by the computing device, second information generated by the end-user operated device within the vehicle, and causing the second information to be transmitted from the vehicle using the particular bearer, wherein: i) the system user is an agent of an entity that has obtained one or more instances of the data distribution system for use in vehicles, and ii) the system provider is an agent of the provider, a producer, or a manufacturer of the data distribution system. selecting, by a computing device based on a set of selection rules and a set of selection criteria, a particular bearer from a plurality of bearers (128a-128n), the plurality of bearers (128a-128n) including a first bearer having a bearer type corresponding to using LTE technology and one or more other bearers each having a respective bearer type corresponding to using a respective type of satellite communications technology, the plurality of bearers (128a-128n) having one or more respective interfaces (125a-125n) for at least one of receiving information onto the vehicle or transmitting information from the vehicle, and the interfaces (125a-125n) being fixedly coupled to the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the set of selection criteria includes a bearer characteristic, a preference of a system user of the data distribution system, and a preference of an end-user, and wherein the set of selection rules has been customized by a system provider of the data distribution system for the instance of the data distribution system corresponding to the vehicle; and at least one of: i) causing first information to be received onto the vehicle using the particular bearer, and routing, by the computing device, the first information to a device operated by an end-user within the vehicle; or ii) receiving, by the computing device, second information generated by the end-user operated device within the vehicle, and causing the second information to be transmitted from the vehicle using the particular bearer, wherein: i) the system user is an agent of an entity that has obtained one or more instances of the data distribution system for use in vehicles, and ii) the system provider is an agent of the provider, a producer, or a manufacturer of the data distribution system. i) causing first information to be received onto the vehicle using the particular bearer, and routing, by the computing device, the first information to a device operated by an end-user within the vehicle; or ii) receiving, by the computing device, second information generated by the end-user operated device within the vehicle, and causing the second information to be transmitted from the vehicle using the particular bearer, i) the system user is an agent of an entity that has obtained one or more instances of the data distribution system for use in vehicles, and ii) the system provider is an agent of the provider, a producer, or a manufacturer of the data distribution system.