Teams with leading satellite operator Intelsat to deliver
expanded global Ku-band coverage
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), today announced the launch
of its next-generation, advanced maritime broadband network, joined
by service partner, Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I). Slated for commercial
availability next month, KVH’s high-speed overlay to its current
mini-VSAT BroadbandSM service is expected to triple, and in some
cases increase by a multiple of six, the data speeds for its
maritime customers.
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At the core of its capabilities, KVH’s advanced maritime
broadband network will incorporate Intelsat EpicNG satellite
services and the award-winning IntelsatOne Flex platform, a global
managed service designed to optimize bandwidth allocations and
provide flexible coverage where it is needed. KVH’s mini-VSAT
Broadband network is also expected to benefit from increased Asian
satellite capacity from SKY Perfect JSAT.
At launch, KVH will have the largest maritime Ku-band network
offering speeds as fast as 10 Mbps to each terminal. Each Intelsat
EpicNG satellite has 25-60 Gbps of capacity, which is expected to
deliver a major performance enhancement for KVH subscribers. KVH’s
enhanced service is designed to enable significant improvements in
business productivity in the commercial maritime world, and enrich
the onboard experience for superyachts and recreational boats.
“Intelsat has been instrumental in helping us develop the
advances to our mini-VSAT Broadband service, continuing the
positive working relationship we’ve had for many years,” says Brent
Bruun, KVH chief operating officer. “We expect to provide our
maritime customers with increased data speeds at the same price
points as our current service, while offering unparalleled coverage
on a global basis. We just celebrated the 10th anniversary of our
market-leading VSAT solution, and, with this new evolution of our
mini-VSAT Broadband network, we believe KVH is continuing to set
the pace for maritime satellite communications.”
The new, advanced mini-VSAT Broadband network will include
southern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean capacity, which is the
primary driver for an expansion of KVH’s already industry-leading
Ku-band coverage by 25 million square miles.
“Broadband connectivity is transforming how the maritime sector
operates. We built upon our leading maritime broadband
infrastructure by designing the Intelsat EpicNG platform and
IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services to support our maritime
customers’ growth objectives,” says Mark Rasmussen, Intelsat’s vice
president and general manager, mobility. “We have simplified the
integration of high-performance broadband services into a network
and made bandwidth management easier. KVH, as the inaugural partner
for IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime, plans to use our global maritime
fabric to unlock new and larger applications for their end users
while also providing the same high-quality broadband service
wherever operations take them.”
KVH’s previously fielded base of TracPhone V7-IP mini-VSAT
Broadband systems is easily upgradeable to take advantage of the
higher network speeds and improved global coverage of the advanced
network. However, existing customers do not need to upgrade if they
don’t need the higher speeds and improved coverage.
KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband service provides a complete end-to-end
solution for the maritime market, including: global connectivity;
TracPhone® V7-HTS and the TracPhone V-IP series satellite antenna
systems; the KVH OneCareTM service and support program; the
innovative IP-MobileCastTM content delivery service; award-winning
VideotelTM maritime training programs, which are in use on more
than 12,000 commercial vessels globally; and, crew welfare content,
including the NEWSlinkTM daily news service in use on more than
9,000 vessels worldwide.
Note to Editors: For more information about KVH’s advanced
maritime network, please visit the mini-VSAT Broadband
website, www.kvh.com/limitless. High-resolution images of KVH
products are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized
Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and
broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized
Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with
terrestrial infrastructure, managed services, and an open,
interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and
reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of
organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat
to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video
broadcasting, secure satellite communications, and seamless
mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one
that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without
boundaries, and transform the ways in which we live. For more
information, visit Intelsat, www.intelsat.com.
About SKY Perfect JSAT
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is a leader in the converging
fields of broadcasting and communications. It is Asia’s largest
satellite operator with a fleet of 17 satellites, and Japan’s only
provider of both multi-channel pay TV broadcasting and satellite
communications services. SKY Perfect JSAT’s satellite
communications services, which cover Japan and the rest of Asia, as
well as Oceania, Russia, Middle East, Hawaii, and North America,
play a vital role in supporting safety, security, and convenience.
For more information, visit SKY Perfect JSAT,
www.sptvjsat.com, and JSAT, www.jsat.net.
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 200,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels and vehicles. KVH is also a leading news, music, and
entertainment content provider to many industries including
maritime, retail, and leisure. Videotel, a KVH company, is a
market-leading provider of training films, computer-based training,
and eLearning for the maritime industry. 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, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the
Philippines, 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 expected data speeds over
our new network, the expected date of commercial availability, the
timing of global expansion, including in Asia, expected benefits to
KVH customers, expected pricing of our new service, the expected
level of coverage availability, the ease of upgradeability and the
need to upgrade customer systems. 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 during the launch of the new system; potential levels of
customer demand for data services beyond our current expectations,
which could exceed system capabilities in certain regions;
unanticipated technical, legal and regulatory delays with the
launch of the new service; competition for satellite capacity,
which over time could increase our costs and decrease service
availability; unanticipated expenses; the speed and scope of
customer migration to the new system; and the period we expect to
maintain our existing mini-VSAT Broadband network, after which
customers will need to upgrade to the new system. These and other
factors are discussed in more detail in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 4, 2017. Copies are available through our Investor Relations
department and website, http://investors.kvh.com. We do not assume
any obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect
new information and developments.
KVH, TracPhone, KVH OneCare, IP-MobileCast, Videotel, and
NEWSlink are 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.
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