Seanet Maritime Communications AB (publ), listed on First North, has signed an agreement with European Seaways to supply GSM and Internet-services onboard their vessel F/B Ionis. The agreement includes an initial evaluationperiod in order to validate the solution, as Seanet is providing the services with a new VSAT-antenna type.

European Seaways Inc. is a ship management company based in Athens, Greece. The company was founded in 1990 and operates two vessels on the route between Italy and Albania.

- Services like GSM and Internet will increase satisfaction among our passengers and crew. Any modern ship must have GSM and Internet today, says Ioannis Arkoumanis, Manager at European Seaways.

Seanet will deliver both GSM and Internet services to F/B Ionis. The agreement includes an initial evaluation period due to that Seanet will use a new VSAT-antenna.

- This agreement confirms Seanet’s strong establishment in Greece, as one of the most important shipping markets in the world, says Klas Lundgren, CEO of Seanet.
  
Seanet installs and operates mobile telephony and broadband on board cruise and merchant ships.

C-Cell is Seanet´s ship-customized, small-scale GSM environment for passenger ships that enables passengers to use their standard mobile phones on board. C-Spot is Seanet’s Wi-Fi service, giving passengers Internet cafés and wireless access for laptops with access to the internet on board, via satellite.