US mobile telecoms giant KVH Industries, Inc., announced that as of the end of 2015, it had shipped more than 6,000 TracPhone satellite communications antenna systems for the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network.
This milestone reaffirms the company’s top market share position in the maritime VSAT industry by vessels in service, a benchmark noted in the COMSYS Maritime VSAT Report, 4th Edition, March 2015. The company also announced that it recently expanded the capacity on its global mini-VSAT Broadband network, which provides essential connectivity to vessels around the world.
“Our solution has been widely adopted because it brings simplicity and value to ship owners and operators, fleet IT managers, operations professionals, officers, and captains operating in a highly competitive global environment,” said Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH’s chief executive officer. “When we entered the market in 2007, our goal was to win a leadership position through market disruption, changing the way mariners thought about satellite communications by offering a complete solution encompassing small, simple, easy-to-install equipment, fast data speeds, and cost-effective airtime.”
Since that early market introduction, the company has ramped up to an average of nearly 1,000 systems per year for five consecutive years, 2011-2015, as reliance on fast and reliable satellite broadband connectivity has spread throughout the maritime industry.
By Jake Frith
