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KVH

Industries

THE COMPANY:

KVH Industries, Inc. is a global leader in mobile connec-

CEO/President:

Cheryl Zimmerman tivity and inertial navigation systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A market leader in maritime VSAT, KVH

FarSounder, Inc.

designs, manufactures, and provides connectivity and con-

THE COMPANY: tent services globally. KVH is also a premier manufacturer

Since 2001, FarSounder has been perfecting a sonar that of high-performance sensors and integrated inertial systems could show mariners where the water is safe to navigate. for defense and commercial applications. A mobile tech in-

Their innovative 3D FLS, built in house from the ground novator, KVH provides solutions for commercial maritime, up, now allows vessels look ahead and navigate with con- leisure marine, and land mobile applications on vessels and ? dence. Radar, depth sounders, ECDIS, and electronics vehicles. The company’s Videotel business is a market-leading charts with GPS are missing an important piece of infor- provider of training ? lms, computer-based training, and eL- mation: What is under the water in front of my ship right earning for the maritime industry, and its KVH Media Group now? The FarSounder navigational sonar systems provide provides news, sports, and entertainment content with such this missing piece of the puzzle. Nautical charts don’t brands as NEWSlink and SPORTSlink. Founded in 1982, know what has changed on the ocean ? oor; radar can’t the company is based in Middletown, RI, with more than see through water; and depth sounders only look down. a dozen of? ces around the globe. In June 2018, KVH an-

This state-of-the-art sonar is used by all types of vessels nounced that BW Group chose KVH’s connectivity services in oceans and seas around the globe to mitigate unknown for 45 vessels in its ? eet of LPG and LNG carriers. BW chose and unchartered waters, even in polar regions. Ships with the dual mode C/Ku-band TracPhone V11-IP satellite anten- this technology can navigate shallow waters comfortably na system and the Ku-band TracPhone V7-HTS; the particu- and explore bays, inlets and rivers safely. FarSounder FLS lar system for each vessel is dependent on type of vessel. The systems receive real-time 3D images with one single ping TracPhone V11-IP and the TracPhone V7-HTS are designed and retrieve an underwater image up to 1000 meters for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband connectivity service. The ahead. This user-friendly system has no moving parts and vessels are also receiving news and entertainment content via is very simple to install and maintain. The innovative soft- KVH’s IP-MobileCast content delivery service. In Febru- ware has for chart plotting capabilities and offers real-time ary 2018, KVH announced that global ship manager E.R. chart creation with their exclusive Local History Mapping Schiffahrt chose KVH’s new advanced TracPhone V7-HTS (LHM). The map created is updated with every ping and antenna equipment and the AgilePlans subscription-based can be displayed as an overlay on top of a nautical chart. Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) program to bring fast, global

When used together with the real-time sonar overlay, navi- connectivity to up to 60 container and dry bulk vessels. gators can quickly see what lies ahead and what they’ve recently passed over. THE CASE:

KVH’s innovative and industry-leading maritime so-

THE CASE: lutions include TracPhone V7-HTS, featuring the fastest

FarSounder is the leader in the design and manufacture data download speeds for a 60-cm antenna; the global of 3D Forward Looking Sonar. This cutting-edge technol- mini-VSAT Broadband network, the market share leader ogy is unique in the marketplace. It provides navigators in VSAT; AgilePlans subscription-based Connectivity as a real-time 3D imagery of what’s beneath the waters up to Service (CaaS); and Videotel Performance Manager, com- 1000 meters ahead of a vessel detecting various underwater bining award-winning maritime training content and on- hazards and shallow bottoms. line management tools.

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