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SES introduced the launch of the primary two O3b mPOWER satellites at a presentation held on December 16, 2022.<\/p>\n
The firm\u2019s connectivity answer, enabled by satellites, is promising to revolutionize using the web on cruise ships. mPOWER satellites will present constant, dependable web entry in all places, whether or not at sea or within the air.<\/p>\n
SES has been engaged on offering dependable connectivity by way of their Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) answer for some time now, nonetheless, the corporate is now launching a brand new constellation of mPOWER satellites that can additional enhance the web on cruise ships.<\/p>\n
The first two O3b mPOWER satellites are about to be launched from Cape Canaveral whereas some cruise traces, like Princess Cruises, have already adopted SES\u2019 connectivity options with a view to allow their friends to have web entry aboard their ships.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnectivity is beyond fundamental,\u201d mentioned John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to call something important, critical, fundamental, but now it\u2019s actually beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previously, connectivity was non-compulsory on cruise ships and restricted at finest.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople thought we were insane to suggest that we could have cloud services on a cruise ship. That was always thought to be structurally impossible,\u201d added Padgett.<\/p>\n
Princess Cruises expanded its partnership with SES to allow O3b mPOWER satellite-based communications system which considerably elevated the bandwidth capability on Princess\u2019 ships.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that time (2015) you know, on a cruise ship was still deemed kind of an optional amenity and we only had like 40 Mbps and o3b was a game changer. We literally integrated everything on the ship back to real-time communications so we\u2019re talking about food, beverage, entertainment, retail, casino, all the industrial processes, all the machinery processes and connected that through O3b.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re excited about mPOWER because that\u2019s going to take us up the next level,\u201d concluded Padgett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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