KVH Industries, Inc. recently shipped its 5,000th TracPhone® satellite communications antenna system for the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network, adding more than 1,000 units in the past year.
Together, the TracPhone antenna systems and global mini-VSAT Broadband network constitute an end-to-end solution for maritime satellite communications, providing essential connectivity to fishing fleets and other vessels around the world.
KVH’s advanced TracPhone antenna systems include the TracPhone V11-IP, a 1.1 metre diameter, dual-mode C/Ku-band antenna for global VSAT connectivity; the TracPhone V7-IP, a 60cm diameter enterprise-grade antenna for Ku-band service worldwide; and the TracPhone V3-IP, a 37cm diameter Ku-band antenna that is the world’s most compact maritime VSAT antenna. All three TracPhone V-IP systems feature the Integrated CommBoxTM Modem (ICM), a streamlined below decks unit that replaces the need for a rack full of components and integrates all antenna control, onboard network management, and modem functions in one small box. The compact antenna hardware is claimed to make installation faster and less expensive, and gives worldwide fleets the ability to efficiently install the KVH system with minimal idle time for their vessels.
To help fleets operate more efficiently, KVH has collaborated with leading maritime navigation and weather content providers such as Jeppesen, Transas, and AWT to deliver electronic charts and high-resolution weather data via the IP-MobileCast content delivery service. Aware of the importance of seafarer safety and professional qualifications, KVH also plans to provide multicasting delivery of maritime training content from VideotelTM, a leader in maritime training and a company that KVH acquired in July 2014.
