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.





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> Does SES offer marine connectivity?

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

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> 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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