KVH Announces KVH Elite, Unlimited VSAT Streaming Service for Yachts
October 09 2019 - 6:00AM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that it is
introducing KVH Elite, a premium unlimited VSAT streaming service
delivering HD-quality, dedicated bandwidth to yachts in selected
geographic regions. The new KVH Elite streaming service is
launching in November 2019 from Florida through the Caribbean,
including the islands of the eastern Caribbean, with the
Mediterranean expected to follow in 2020. This service, which is
part of KVH’s fully global mini-VSAT BroadbandSM HTS network, is
designed for maximum coverage, maximum data speeds, and a premier
user experience for simultaneous streaming.
KVH Elite enables users onboard to use their favorite apps for
streaming popular HD movie and TV content, music, and more, on an
unlimited basis in that there are no overages or data limits. The
streaming service uses KVH’s award-winning VSAT antenna systems—the
60 cm diameter TracPhone® V7-HTS and the 1 meter diameter TracPhone
V11-HTS—and is designed for ease of use, with simple over-the-air
activation that does not require any hardware changes to the
antenna system or its belowdecks control unit. Yachts currently
using the V7-HTS or V11-HTS are KVH Elite-ready for activation.
“The yachting market, particularly at the highest level, is seeing
an incredible demand for VSAT connectivity,” says Mark Woodhead,
KVH executive vice president for mobile connectivity. “When you are
on a yacht, you expect to be able to stream movies and other
entertainment content just like you do at home. Our new KVH Elite
unlimited streaming service is one more example of how KVH’s
premium VSAT connectivity can enhance the yachting experience.” KVH
Elite is available as a weekly or monthly airtime plan, and
seamless access to the service will be managed by KVH Superyacht
Group. The ease of access makes the service ideal for yachting
adventures, sportfishing charters, special events held on yachts,
and more, on an on-demand basis. Yachts enjoy their selected
High-speed and Unlimited Use data plans and the benefits of KVH’s
global HTS service when not in the KVH Elite streaming regions.
KVH Elite relies on KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network, which
utilizes Intelsat’s FlexMaritime service to deliver global
multi-layered satellite coverage for maximum availability of
broadband service. 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 Elite unlimited
VSAT streaming, please visit the website,
kvh.com/unlimitedstreaming. High-resolution images of KVH products
are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.aspx.
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
is 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
unlimited VSAT streaming service; the expected data speeds over
KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network; the expected pricing of the
new services; the expected level of coverage availability; and the
ease of using the new service. 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; capacity availability to support
simultaneous terminals and/or users; 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, mini-VSAT Broadband,
TracPhone, TracVision, AgilePlans, 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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