The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on the 4th that it will hold a commemorative event at the Busan Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology on Feb. 5 to support the rollout of low-Earth orbit satellite internet for seafarers at sea.
Acting Minister Kim Seong-beom of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Lee Seung-woo, chair of the Seafarers' Fund Foundation, the Korea Shipowners' Association, and the Federation of Korea Seafarers' Unions will attend the event.
Low-Earth orbit satellite internet will be supplied through OneWeb and Starlink. It will be supported through the Seafarers' Fund jointly run by labor, management, and the government.
Most ships currently use internet via geostationary satellites. As a result, seafarers have had difficulty sending photos and watching videos. In response, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) reached an agreement with labor and management in 2023 to introduce ultra-high-speed internet onboard, and the Ministry of Science and ICT revised the frequency allocation table and established technical standards to lay the groundwork for using low-Earth orbit satellite internet.
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