For years, the only means to bring worldwide satellite interactions onboard a business vessel was with a CAPEX-intensive devices acquisition or a lasting lease, preventing fleet supervisors’ capability to adjust to different functional demands. That transformed 5 years back when KVH presented AgilePlans ® Connectivity as a Service, a cutting-edge, complete interactions membership solution.
“We set out to remove the CAPEX barrier and enable accelerated deployment of communications systems aboard vessels around the world,” states Mark Woodhead, KVH exec vice head of state of mobile connection. “As we celebrate AgilePlans’ fifth birthday, we believe that we are achieving that goal.”
“Thousands of vessels now rely on AgilePlans and its all-inclusive subscription for high-bandwidth, affordable connectivity for operations and crew, all carried on our worldwide network of high-throughput satellites (HTS) from our partner, Intelsat. And while maritime connectivity aggregators have tried to mimic AgilePlans, no other provider offers the same compelling package of integrated hardware and airtime blended with crew wellbeing and operations content, free shipping and installation, zero maintenance costs, and more. In addition, we’ll soon be adding SPORTSlink™ Stats, an innovative new real-time statistics feature for major sports, as a no-cost benefit for crew wellbeing via AgilePlans.”
A crucial to AgilePlans’ allure for fleets as well as shipmanagers is the versatility it uses with a basic regular monthly membership, no dedication, as well as the capability to release systems quickly to fulfill transforming functional demands.
“For us, it is very important to work with a company that is able to provide the ease and flexibility of paying monthly without any commitment worries,” Holger Börchers, IT supervisor for Briese Schiffahrt, lately clarified after the shipmanager chosen AgilePlans for usage aboard greater than 35 vessels. “It shows that KVH understands the commercial maritime market and the fact that fleet sizes change.” He includes: “KVH AgilePlans provides full coverage of all fees in one price, and we have found working with KVH to be seamless.”
The quick, trusted VSAT connection that AgilePlans provides is additionally valued for IoT connection by fleets that are seeing the expense advantages of real-time information for IoT/remote assistance applications such as remote devices surveillance, remote technology assistance, vessel monitoring, trip preparation, videoconferencing, as well as extra. These applications are sustained making use of the synchronised high-speed as well as unrestricted usage networks provided by the 60 centimeters as well as 1 m KVH TracPhone ® HTS-series terminals offered as component of an AgilePlans membership.
KVH’s HTS network uses Intelsat’s FlexMaritime solution to provide worldwide multi-layered insurance coverage, allowing vessels to see numerous HTS as well as large light beam satellites for optimal schedule of broadband solution.
Sea News, April 21
