KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) expanded the capacity of its
mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network with two major upgrades recently,
supporting growing customer demand for broadband at sea. One
expansion added a new satellite beam that doubled the mini-VSAT
Broadband network capacity in the North Atlantic Ocean region,
including Canada’s Hudson Bay. The second expansion added a new
beam across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to add 30% more
capacity across areas such as the North Sea and the Mediterranean
Sea.
With 25 transponders (22 Ku-band and 3 C-band) on 18 satellites,
KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network serves customers worldwide and is
the leading maritime VSAT service by market share, according to an
independent industry report*. Commercial and recreational mariners
use the mini-VSAT Broadband network for broadband services that
include Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); VPN access; and a
suite of news, television, movie, sports, and music content that is
multicast to vessels via KVH’s IP-MobileCastTM service. The network
also supports the IP-MobileCast delivery of onboard training,
weather data, and chart update services that reduce operational
expenses and improve safety and security.
The North Atlantic expansion is in response to customer demand
from coastal recreational users and commercial vessels transiting
between the United States, Canada, and Europe. The expansion across
Europe and the Middle East reflects the increased demand onboard a
variety of commercial vessels for fast and reliable broadband
services at sea in those areas.
“Our customers are in need of faster speeds, more content, and
affordable service, and we continue to enhance what is already the
world’s leading maritime VSAT network,” says Brent Bruun, KVH
executive vice president for mobile broadband. “Our network is
stronger than ever before in these heavily traveled waterways.
KVH’s strategy of adding capacity when and where it’s needed while
leveraging cutting-edge satellites and technology continues to
deliver the best user experience in the industry.”
Global connectivity is just one element in KVH’s complete
maritime communications solution, known as mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0.
In addition to connectivity, KVH provides TracPhone® V-IP series
satellite communications antenna systems; airtime rate plans
offering top network speeds at lower costs; the myKVHTM portal for
transparent bandwidth management; entertainment and operations
content delivered by IP-MobileCast; and, global services and
support through KVH OneCareTM.
Note to Editors: For more information, please visit the
mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0 website, www.minivsat.com/one.
High-resolution images of KVH products are available at the KVH
Press Room Image Library, www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
*KVH is the world’s No. 1 maritime VSAT supplier as measured by
vessels equipped with mini‑VSAT Broadband service, according to the
COMSYS Maritime VSAT Report, 4th Edition, March 2015.
About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV
and communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold
more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music,
and entertainment content provider to many industries including
maritime, retail, and leisure. VideotelTM, a KVH company, is the
market-leading provider of training films, computer-based training
and e-Learning. KVH is based in Middletown, RI, with research,
development, and manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and
Tinley Park, IL. The company’s global presence includes offices in
Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For example,
forward-looking statements include statements regarding the timing
and occurrence of new product and service rollout plans; the
functionality, characteristics, quality and performance of KVH’s
products and services; anticipated innovation and product
development; and customer preferences, requirements and
expectations. The actual results could differ materially from the
statements made in this press release. Factors that might
cause these differences include, but are not limited to: potential
unanticipated technical or legal impediments that could delay or
impede new product and service rollout plans; unanticipated
declines or changes in customer demand, due to economic, seasonal,
and other factors, including new pricing models, particularly with
respect to the TracPhone V-IP series; recent increases in airtime
termination rates and lower unit sales in our mobile broadband
business; increased price and service competition in the mobile
communications market; potential reduced sales to companies in or
dependent upon the oil industry as a result of declining oil
prices; and unanticipated expenses associated with the launch of
the IP-MobileCast service. These and other factors are discussed in
more detail in KVH’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2015. KVH does
not assume any obligation to update its forward-looking statements
to reflect new information and developments, except as required by
law.
KVH, IP-MobileCast, TracPhone, myKVH, KVH OneCare,
and Videotel are trademarks of KVH Industries, Inc. mini-VSAT
Broadband is a service mark of KVH Industries, Inc.
For further information, please contact:
Jill Connors, Media & Communications Manager
KVH Industries, Inc.
Tel: +1 401 851 3824
jconnors@kvh.com
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