KVH President and CEO Brent Bruun: “Our TracPhone V7-HTS provides reliable, secure connectivity and coverage and will serve as a vital tool in the Coast Guard’s mission to ensure the safety and security of U.S. ports and waterways.”
Middletown, R.I., KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard contract value a possible $69 million that can see it provide the next-generation satellite tv for pc communications answer for the service’s small cutter fleet of greater than 140 vessels/platforms. Chosen in a full and open aggressive procurement course of, KVH’s TracPhone V7-HTS Ku-band satellite tv for pc communications system and mini-VSAT broadband service would be the U.S. Coast Guard’s Small Cutter Connectivity (SCC) Ku-band System and Airtime Support Services answer. The USCG additionally anticipates that roughly 20 new cutters will be part of the small cutter fleet over the subsequent 5 years, requiring the identical degree of help that KVH will present to the already deployed vessels.
“We are honored to have delivered critical satellite communications technology, service, and support to the dedicated professionals of the U.S. Coast Guard for 12 years,” stated KVH President and CEO Brent Bruun. “And we are very proud to have been selected to continue to service them with this new award. Our TracPhone V7-HTS provides reliable, secure connectivity and coverage and will serve as a vital tool in the Coast Guard’s mission to ensure the safety and security of U.S. ports and waterways.”
The rugged, commercial-grade TracPhoneV7-HTS is a 60 cm (24 in) VSAT-only system with speeds as quick as 10/3 Mbps (down/up), already deployed on the small cutters as a part of the unique contract. It promotes uninterrupted communications by means of computerized quick switching amongst high-speed community beams, by means of KVH’s multi-layered, high-throughput satellite tv for pc (HTS) community, powered by Intelsat. The 3-axis gyro-stabilized antenna features a 4th axis of computerized skew adjustment, very best for tough seas and quick speeds. KVH’s {hardware} and companies will proceed for use for distant connectivity to the Coast Guard’s knowledge community, CGOne, for mission important functions.
