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The inland operator hoping to survive in tomorrows rapidly emerging business environment using cellular communications alone is likely to be, as a minimum, dis-appointed. In a worst case scenario, they may ? nd them- selves out of business. That said; there are options that inland transportation businesses can turn to when trying to effectively manage their far-? ung businesses. One such option involves the KVH inland solution. According to Steve Grif? n, Manager, Commercial Sales at KVH Industries, Inc., the launch of the TracPhone V3ip gave inland operators a solution that had not previously been made available to them; A small antenna that can ? t on this size vessel, as well as a compact and fully integrated below deck unit which provides VoIP, complete network bandwidth management, data compression, least cost rout- ing, and 4 Ethernet ports. Grif? n adds, Not only is it clean ? it is simple. This simplicity results in lower installa- tion costs. Combined ? the market now has a solution that can completely control every aspect of data and voice on their ? eet of vessels, directly from the IT Managers of? ce.?SATCOM?s Availability, Pricing and Utility tempts marine users left unsatis À ed by limitations of cellular communication. By Joseph Keefe Vessel Communications: Inland Comms Evolve Inland Comms Evolve July 201332 MNMN July2013 Layout 32-42.indd 326/27/2013 1:04:24 PM