SKY Perfect JSAT and KVH to Deliver Maritime Broadband Services
November 20 2017 - 5:00PM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), today announced that it has
concluded arrangements with SKY Perfect JSAT (SJC) to work
together in delivering next-generation maritime broadband services.
KVH’s advanced mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service will incorporate
capacity from SJC’s satellites covering the Asia-Pacific and Indian
Ocean regions, inclusive of unique southern Indian Ocean coverage.
This new-generation maritime broadband service is designed to
achieve maximum data speeds of 10 Mbps download, and 3 Mbps upload,
using the new KVH TracPhone® V7-HTS, a 60 cm Ku-band maritime
satellite antenna system that KVH designed for the advanced
network.
In addition, SJC will be marketing and selling the
next-generation service in Japan under the name “OceanBB.”
According to SJC, entering into these agreements with KVH enables
SJC to accelerate its development and provision of next-generation
services that will meet the ever-growing demand for maritime
broadband.
Note to Editors: For more information about KVH’s advanced
maritime broadband network and new TracPhone V7-HTS, please visit
the mini-VSAT Broadband website,
www.kvh.com/connections. High-resolution images of KVH products are
available at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
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, vehicles, and aircraft. 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. 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, 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 Nov. 2, 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 and TracPhone are registered 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.
For further information, please
contact:Jill ConnorsMedia Relations & Industry Analyst
ManagerKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851 3824jconnors@kvh.com
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