KVH Announces Iridium Certus as Companion to KVH VSAT Systems for Optimal Vessel Communications
20 September 2019 - 7:44AM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that the
Iridium Certus® service is now available from KVH as a companion
for KVH’s TracPhone® mini-VSAT BroadbandSM systems. Iridium Certus
is a next-generation L-band solution providing pole-to-pole global
coverage and featuring small-form-factor, cost-effective antenna
terminals. KVH’s VSAT systems include the TracPhone HTS-series,
which provide data speeds as fast as 20/3 Mbps (down/up) to meet
the connectivity demands of today’s commercial maritime vessels and
global-voyaging superyachts.
This companion solution, featuring Iridium’s highest L-band data
speeds of 352/176 Kbps (down/up) and the 38 cm (15 inch) diameter
Cobham Sailor 4300 antenna, is designed to seamlessly integrate
with all KVH TracPhone mini-VSAT Broadband antenna systems.
Optional least-cost routing enables onboard data to switch from KVH
mini-VSAT Broadband service to Iridium Certus and back again as
necessary. An unlimited use data plan is available, whether the
vessel is using KVH mini-VSAT Broadband or Iridium Certus.
The Iridium Certus companion solution is available for existing
and new TracPhone mini-VSAT Broadband system users either via
standard purchase or as part of an AgilePlans® deployment. KVH’s
AgilePlans program provides commercial fleets with an
all-inclusive, no-commitment connectivity solution that includes a
TracPhone V7-HTS or TracPhone V11-HTS antenna, high-speed data,
daily TV and print news, training, free shipping, free installation
at select ports, and zero maintenance costs for one monthly fee.
AgilePlans has become KVH’s most successful commercial maritime
VSAT solution, accounting for more than 70% of the company’s
commercial maritime VSAT shipments in the first half of 2019. KVH
is a mobile tech innovator that provides connectivity solutions for
commercial maritime, leisure marine, and land mobile applications
on vessels and vehicles, including the award-winning TracPhone and
TracVision® product lines, the global mini-VSAT Broadband network,
and AgilePlans Connectivity as a Service (CaaS). The company’s KVH
Media Group provides news, sports, and entertainment content with
such brands as NEWSlink™ and SPORTSlink™. Note to Editors: For more
information about KVH’s connectivity solutions, please visit the
KVH Limitless website, kvh.com/limitless. High-resolution images of
KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.,
is a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation
systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A market leader in
maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures, and provides connectivity
and content services globally. KVH is also a premier manufacturer
of high-performance sensors and integrated inertial systems for
defense and commercial applications. Founded in 1982, the company
in based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and
manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL,
and more than a dozen offices around the globe.
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. For example, forward-looking statements include
statements regarding the expected benefits to KVH customers of the
companion solution with Iridium Certus; the expected data speeds
over KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network and the Iridium network; the
expected pricing of the new services; the expected level of
coverage availability; and the ease of integrating the companion
solution. Actual results could differ materially from the
forward-looking statements made in this press release. Factors that
might cause these differences include, but are not limited to:
unanticipated technical and other challenges that arise with the
services; unanticipated technical, legal, and regulatory delays
with the services; customer and strategic partner responses;
potential future changes to the pricing or other terms; and
potential unforeseen costs or expenses of providing the products
and services. These and other factors are discussed in more detail
in KVH’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 2, 2019. Copies are
available through its Investor Relations department and website,
http://investors.kvh.com. KVH does not assume any obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect new information and
developments.
KVH Industries, Inc. has used, registered, or
applied to register its trademarks in the U.S.A. and other
countries around the world, including but not limited to the
following marks: KVH, TracPhone, mini-VSAT Broadband, AgilePlans,
TracVision, NEWSlink, and SPORTSlink. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective companies.
For further information, please
contact:Jill ConnorsMedia Relations & Industry Analyst
ManagerKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851 3824jconnors@kvh.com
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