South America Coverage Makes KVH mini-VSAT Broadband the Largest Marine Ku-band Network
23 June 2011 - 11:02PM
Fulfilling its goal of creating a seamless global maritime VSAT
network, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) today announced that
coverage for the last remaining region in KVH's original network
plan – South America – is now under contract and scheduled to
go live in July 2011 using the IS-14 satellite. This joint effort
by KVH and its partner, ViaSat, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will provide
mini-VSAT BroadbandSM service to leisure mariners, commercial
shipping and fishing vessels, and the expanding South American oil
and gas industry, as well as network coverage for ViaSat's Yonder®
in-flight broadband network for commercial and business aircraft.
"The addition of South American coverage completes our global
Ku-band mini-VSAT Broadband network, the groundbreaking satellite
communication solution that brings reliable, affordable satellite
communications to our customers via our TracPhone® V-series
antennas," says Brent Bruun, KVH's senior vice president for sales
and business development. "Commercial and leisure marine users
worldwide recognize the unique benefits offered by our combination
of high-speed data and voice service, ultra-small antennas, and
global coverage. Already, mini-VSAT Broadband is the fastest
growing maritime VSAT solution as well as an increasingly popular
replacement for older, slower, and more costly L-band services. We
look forward to bringing this same award-winning service to
subscribers working, cruising, and traveling through South American
waters."
"This is also an important expansion of our Yonder mobile
service coverage over South America, including Argentina, Chile,
Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and surrounding areas," said
Don Buchman, ViaSat's director of mobile broadband. "This
one-of-a-kind service has become mission critical for both aviation
and maritime subscribers."
A managed airtime network solution, mini-VSAT Broadband equips
vessels with the highest data rates available today with downloads
as fast as 2 Mbps and uploads as fast as 512 Kbps, as well as Voice
over IP (VoIP) telephone lines with optimized service and
prioritization of applications. The network uses ViaSat ArcLight®
spread spectrum technology, which was previously available only for
military applications. Multiple airtime plans are available,
including simple metered plans ($0.99 for data and $0.49 per minute
for voice services and packages starting at less than $50 per
month) and fixed monthly and seasonal plans with even lower data
and voice costs. These benefits are available to mariners on any
size vessel, for any application, and even in adverse weather
conditions via the award-winning 24" TracPhone V7 and compact,
14.5" TracPhone V3 antennas and the integrated ArcLight modem.
"With the new satellite capacity on IS-14 servicing South
America, mini-VSAT Broadband seamlessly links 14 transponders on 10
satellites to provide service around the globe," explains Mr.
Bruun. "As a result, our worldwide network provides a unique
coverage model, including more expansive satellite coverage in the
Indian Ocean Region than competing Ku-band VSAT services along with
redundant coverage from multiple satellites in most regions. In
addition, KVH manages the end-to-end solution, including the
satellite network, hubs, operations center, and onboard equipment.
The result is the most reliable maritime VSAT communications
available."
Complete details about the mini-VSAT Broadband network and
award-winning TracPhone V-series antennas are available at
www.minivsat.com.
Note to Editors: High-resolution, press-ready images of KVH's
TracPhone systems are available at http://press.kvh.com for
download and editorial use.
About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries, Inc., and its subsidiaries are leading providers
of in-motion satellite TV and communication 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. The company is
based in Middletown, RI, with facilities in Illinois, Denmark,
Norway, and Singapore.
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements
include, for example, the functionality, characteristics, quality
and performance of KVH's products and technology; anticipated
innovation and product development; and customer preferences,
requirements and expectations. The actual results could differ
materially. Factors that may cause such differences include, among
others, those discussed in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q. 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,
Inc. "mini-VSAT Broadband" is a service mark of KVH Industries,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
companies.
CONTACT: Chris Watson
KVH Industries
401-845-8138
cwatson@kvh.com
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