KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage for Internet and Voice Soon to Include Africa
05 October 2009 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
KVH's new mini-VSAT coverage area to support broadband Internet and
voice services for maritime and aeronautical applications
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The crews
working the offshore oilfields of western Africa and maritime
visitors to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will have a powerful
new means of staying in touch and up to date as KVH Industries,
Inc., (NASDAQ:KVHI) prepares to roll out African coverage for its
mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) service. The latest step in the joint
effort by KVH and ViaSat to offer a seamless global broadband
network for vessels and aircraft, the new African coverage area is
expected to go live before the end of 2009 using the Telesat T-11N
satellite. Once active, it will support broadband Internet and
voice service for commercial and leisure boaters as well as provide
network coverage to the ViaSat Yonder(sm) in-flight broadband
network for business and commercial aircraft. "The addition of
African coverage is a major milestone for the mini-VSAT Broadband
network as we now have live coverage or are under contract to
provide coverage for virtually every major maritime region on the
globe," said Brent C. Bruun, KVH's vice president of sales and
business development. "We're especially pleased with the addition
of this new region to our network as it enables us to bring
affordable, versatile broadband Internet and voice services to
commercial operators supporting the increasingly vital west African
offshore oil and gas fields. In addition, more than half a million
visitors are expected to visit South Africa next year for the 2010
World Cup and many of them will be traveling or staying on leisure
vessels for which our TracPhone® V7 and the mini-VSAT Broadband
network are an ideal communications solution." The mini-VSAT
Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone V7 antenna,
comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT hardware, service, and
support package available for maritime communications. Together,
KVH and ViaSat are already offering Voice over IP phone service and
Internet access as fast as 512 Kbps (upload) and 2 Mbps (download)
at fixed monthly rates to mariners throughout North America, the
Caribbean, the North Atlantic, Europe, the Northern Pacific, and
the Persian Gulf. "With more than 500 TracPhone V7s shipped
worldwide, our end-to-end communications solution is proving itself
in a wide range of applications and rapidly becoming a popular and
affordable choice among commercial and leisure mariners around the
globe," continued Mr. Bruun. "Our seamless mini-VSAT Broadband
network, together with our compact 24-inch (60 cm) commercial-grade
antenna and fixed-rate monthly airtime pricing, offers unique
benefits with regard to hardware and service costs as well as the
value that comes with an affordable broadband data connection for
crew morale, shipboard operation, regulatory compliance, and more."
Visit http://www.minivsat.com/ for additional details regarding the
TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service along with maps
illustrating the current and planned coverage for mini-VSAT
Broadband service. Note to Editors: Press-ready images of KVH's
TracPhone V7 are available at http://press.kvh.com/ for download
and editorial use. About KVH Industries, Inc. Middletown, RI-based
KVH Industries, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, KVH Europe
A/S, are leading providers of in-motion satellite TV and
communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold
more than 150,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH's mission is to connect mobile
customers around the globe with the same digital television
entertainment, communications, and Internet services that they
enjoy in their homes and offices. This release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements include, for example, the service
rollout plans, the functionality, characteristics, quality and
performance of KVH's products and technology; anticipated
innovation and product development; and customer demand,
preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual results
could differ materially. Factors that may cause such differences
include, among others, the successful launch and deployment of new
satellites; uncertainty about the scope of customer demand; the
potential inability to secure the licenses necessary for the
network; risks associated with the delivery or performance of
critical hardware; future decisions about the expected
profitability of additional satellite regions; changes in the costs
and capabilities of competing offerings; and those other risk
factors discussed in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the
SEC. KVH does not assume any obligation to update its
forward-looking statements to reflect new information or
developments. KVH and TracPhone are registered trademarks of KVH
Industries. "mini-VSAT Broadband" is a service mark of KVH
Industries. All other trademarks are the property of their
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DATASOURCE: KVH Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Chris Watson of KVH
Industries, +1-401-845-8138, Web Site: http://www.kvh.com/
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