[Starlink] starlink at sea (Larry Press)

[Larry Press]

That article was referring to the O3b constellation. It looks like they are hoping to do well with the forthcoming mPower constellation:
https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/information-technology/ses-meet-soaring-cruise-bandwidth-demand-o3b-mpower

But it looks like Starlink is aggressively seeking their business:
https://advanced-television.com/2022/06/14/starlink-to-supply-royal-caribbean-cruise-ships/

Both seem to think they have the capacity to serve thousands of passengers on a cruise ship. At what cost?

It's cool to see some direct competition. They will compete with OneWeb in Alaska/Arctic too.



[https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/sites/seatrade-cruise.com/files/CRUISE_SES_SCG_Greg_Martin.jpg]<https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/information-technology/ses-meet-soaring-cruise-bandwidth-demand-o3b-mpower>
SES to meet soaring cruise bandwidth demand with O3b mPOWER<https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/information-technology/ses-meet-soaring-cruise-bandwidth-demand-o3b-mpower>
Its next-generation O3b mPOWER satellites going up later this year with Boeing and SpaceX will be capable of delivering multi-gigabit connectivity.The first six of 11 satellites are scheduled for launch in the third quarter. Service is expected to begin in early 2023. 'There's a lot of excitement about the launch of our new service and the upgrades coming with [mPOWER] over the next six to ...
www.seatrade-cruise.com

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> Does SES offer marine connectivity?

Yes, to Royal Caribbean, through O3b. Or maybe not anymore...

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David F.

> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:46:44 +0000
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> <$50k/month (for all their boats)
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> Do they have ten ships?
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>  >$150k/month with much better service
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> Is that for uncapped service from a GEO? What speeds do they get for that?
> Do GEO folks like Hughes offer SLAs to business customers?
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> Does SES offer marine connectivity?
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> Russian oligarchs will be early customers.
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> Larry Press
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