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September 17, 2009
KVH Expands mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage in Atlantic Ocean
TMCnet Contributor
KVH Industries, Inc. has announced a significant expansion of mini-VSAT Broadband coverage in the Atlantic Ocean.
Where service was previously available only in the North Atlantic shipping lanes between Europe and North America, the new coverage area brings broadband Internet and voice service as far north as Greenland and Northern Europe and extends south to support vessels traveling to the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and approaching the northern coast of Brazil.
According to company officials, this new service area is fully operational now and available to all existing and new mini-VSAT Broadband service users.
"With a dramatically larger Atlantic service region, the benefits of the mini-VSAT Broadband network and our TracPhone V7 satellite communication system are now available to and practical for an even larger number of commercial maritime operators as well as leisure boaters who need to stay in touch with office and family," Brent C. Bruun, vice president of sales and business development, KVH, said.
Concurrently, Bruun said, the addition of expanded Atlantic coverage moves the company another step closer to its goal of making a seamless global broadband communications service available to mariners who seek the affordability of a compact VSAT solution.
The mini-VSAT Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone V7 antenna, comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT system, service and support package available for maritime communications.
In August, KVH successfully activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in Asia-Pacific waters in collaboration with SKY Perfect JSAT (News - Alert) Corporation, or “SP-JSAT,” via the JCSAT-1B satellite.
This expansion dramatically expands mini-VSAT Broadband's capacity to support the world's commercial shipping market, with 13 of the world's 20 busiest ports in terms of cargo tonnage located within the new coverage area.
Where service was previously available only in the North Atlantic shipping lanes between Europe and North America, the new coverage area brings broadband Internet and voice service as far north as Greenland and Northern Europe and extends south to support vessels traveling to the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and approaching the northern coast of Brazil.
According to company officials, this new service area is fully operational now and available to all existing and new mini-VSAT Broadband service users.
"With a dramatically larger Atlantic service region, the benefits of the mini-VSAT Broadband network and our TracPhone V7 satellite communication system are now available to and practical for an even larger number of commercial maritime operators as well as leisure boaters who need to stay in touch with office and family," Brent C. Bruun, vice president of sales and business development, KVH, said.
Concurrently, Bruun said, the addition of expanded Atlantic coverage moves the company another step closer to its goal of making a seamless global broadband communications service available to mariners who seek the affordability of a compact VSAT solution.
The mini-VSAT Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone V7 antenna, comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT system, service and support package available for maritime communications.
In August, KVH successfully activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in Asia-Pacific waters in collaboration with SKY Perfect JSAT (News - Alert) Corporation, or “SP-JSAT,” via the JCSAT-1B satellite.
This expansion dramatically expands mini-VSAT Broadband's capacity to support the world's commercial shipping market, with 13 of the world's 20 busiest ports in terms of cargo tonnage located within the new coverage area.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Kelly McGuire