Adventure travel company Lindblad Expeditions has expanded its multi-year contract with service provider Speedcast, increasing connectivity services and adding five additional ships.  Lindblad offers small ship expeditions and adventure travel experiences. Under the contract announced Tuesday, Lindblad’s ships will be upgraded with Speedcast’s Unified Global Platform (UGP) network solution, which Speedcast said delivers five times…

SES has won a new deal in the cruise sector, a key target vertical for the company. SES announced Tuesday that it has signed a new agreement to provide high-speed satellite-based connectivity services to the newest landmark ship of an unnamed "leading family cruise line," but did not reveal any further details. The new agreement…

Intelsat ordered two additional VSAT hubs from Gilat Satellite Networks to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) services in Japan. Gilat said the order will help Intelsat address demand for IFC in Japan.  Gilat announced the order for two additional SkyEdge II-c hubs on Monday. The Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c VSAT network platform supports multiple applications including IFC,…

SES has signed a deal with Explora Journeys to provide global connectivity services, debuting on its Explora I ship. Explora Journeys is a new luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group, and Explora I is its first ship. SES announced the cruise deal on Monday, and did not disclose financial terms. Guests onboard the Explora…