Hurtigruten First Cruise Line To Implement SpaceX's Starlink Internet Fleet-Wide - TravelPulse

Hurtigruten Expeditions has announced it volition beryllium the archetypal cruise enactment to instrumentality SpaceX’s broadband work Starlink fleet-wide erstwhile installation is completed this October.

Hurtigruten and long-time connectivity spouse Speedcast began investigating and integration of Starlink's terminals onboard the company's small-size expedition cruise ships backmost successful March. Upon completion this month, Hurtigruten volition beryllium the archetypal cruise enactment to rotation retired high-speed, low-latency connectivity crossed its full fleet.

Utilizing a web of low-orbit satellites, the caller work volition beryllium escaped for some guests and unit members.

"As the satellite person successful exploration travel, it’s lone fitting that we bring the world’s astir innovative technologies onboard our ships to further heighten the acquisition and day-to-day lives for our guests, crew, partners and the communities we visit," Hurtigruten Expeditions CEO Asta Lassesen said successful a statement. "We’ve seen large players announcing plans for implementation of Starlink connectivity. Our concern with Speedcast and fleetwide instauration of the caller work not lone puts america up of the remainder of the cruise industry, it besides puts america up of the technology. When Starlink introduces maritime sum successful Antarctica and the Arctic, we volition beryllium ready."

"With vessels operating successful immoderate of the astir distant and spectacular areas of the world, Hurtigruten Expeditions is an perfect spouse for introducing groundbreaking exertion successful the cruise industry. Speedcast’s expertise lies successful our quality to harvester each disposable connectivity paths and negociate a implicit work that offers the highest levels of uptime, availability and performance," added Joe Spytek, Chief Executive Officer astatine Speedcast.

Starlink is connected way to present Antarctic maritime sum successful Q4 2022.

In August, Royal Caribbean Group revealed plans to equip each Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises ships with the innovative Internet service.

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