Taiheiyo Ferry has introduced the “Ferry Wi-Fi” service provided by KDDI and Wire and Wireless, and began offering the service on the ferry Kitakami for sailings departing on and after April 6.
The service uses Starlink, a low Earth orbit satellite communication service provided by SpaceX. It enables high‑speed communications of up to 220Mbps at maximum.
The fee is 1,500 yen for 24 hours, and it is free for au mobile customers. The service is available only in public spaces on board and cannot be used inside guest cabins. Supported devices are limited to smartphones and tablets (iOS 12.0 or later, Android 10.0 or later), and connections from personal computers are not possible.
From June onward, the service is also scheduled to be introduced on the ferries Ishikari and Kiso.
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