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Global Eagle Entertainment Renews Satellite Contract With SeaBird Exploration Fleet

October 11, 2016 8:00 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (GEE) (NASDAQ: ENT) has signed a multi-year contract renewal for satellite communication services for SeaBird Exploration.

Under the new 36-month agreement, GEEs EMC service line will provide satellite connectivity to SeaBirds fleet of six seismic exploration vessels through its global C-band satellite network. EMC is doubling the existing bandwidth available to each of the vessels and is also installing its patented SpeedNet web browsing acceleration technology for crew internet access. SpeedNet dramatically reduces download speeds over satellite channels,... More