KVH Makes Maritime Weather Updates Standard Feature of IP-MobileCast Content Delivery Service

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), has announced that its content delivery service IP-MobileCastTM now includes high-resolution updates from Applied Weather Technology (AWT), a leading marine weather service provider, as a standard feature. Subscribing vessels will receive global weather data four times per day via the KVH mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network without incurring any data transmission costs.

This standard feature is now available to all KVH mini-VSAT Broadband customers who also are licensed users of AWT’s Bon Voyage System (BVS®), a leading onboard application for weather rendering and voyage optimization. To begin receiving the AWT weather updates, mini-VSAT Broadband customers need only subscribe at no monthly charge to the FORECASTlinkTM channel of KVH’s IP-MobileCast service.

“As a weather-based, ship routing and vessel performance company, AWT is excited by this opportunity. We can deliver high-resolution weather data at every six-hour forecast interval, while collecting ship data from our customers for performance optimization,” says Haydn Jones, AWT’s CEO.

The ability to provide weather data updates with no data transmission costs is made possible by KVH’s IP-MobileCast multicast communications protocol, a technology launched by KVH in 2014. The IP-MobileCast service also features news, entertainment, training, and sports content for subscribing vessels at sea without affecting data transmission speeds or vessel communications performance.

“We are thrilled to be working with AWT to enable vessels to receive such high-quality weather information around the clock via our FORECASTlink channel,” says Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH’s CEO. “Weather data gives vessel operators essential information for voyage planning and route optimization, critical to their bottom lines, especially during these challenging economic times. This is one more way that our breakthrough IP-MobileCast service is transforming the maritime industry.”

KVH’s IP-MobileCast content delivery service is a vital aspect of the overall integrated maritime solution offered by KVH, which is addressing the needs of the maritime industry in a unique way. KVH’s solution includes the mini-VSAT Broadband satellite network, which provides broadband connectivity to thousands of vessels worldwide; the TracPhone® V-IP series advanced satellite communications antenna systems; leading marine content from KVH Media Group and VideotelTM; and, the KVH OneCareTM comprehensive global support program. Taken together, the company refers to the complete solution under the Power of OneTM banner.

To showcase KVH’s new FORECASTlink feature, AWT will be demonstrating BVS as part of the ongoing presentations of IP-MobileCast in KVH Stand 1.218 at Posidonia, the international shipping exhibition taking place in Athens, Greece, this week.

Note to Editors: For more information about AWT, please visit the website, www.awtworldwide.com. For more information about IP-MobileCast and KVH’s complete maritime solution, please visit the IP-MobileCast website, www.ipmobilecast.com, and the mini-VSAT Broadband website, www.kvh.com/one. High-resolution images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library, www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library. 

About AWTApplied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), a StormGeo Company, is an industry leader with 50,000 ship voyages routed annually, award-winning fleet management tools, and more than 5,500 ships using its BVS onboard route optimization system. Its weather routing, marine weather forecasts, and other products are designed to help shipowners, charterers, operators, fleet managers, and captains identify the safest, most fuel-efficient routes for their fleets. Our goal is to make shipping smarter, safer, and more profitable while reducing environmental impact.

About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV and communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold more than 200,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music, and entertainment content provider to many industries including maritime, retail, and leisure. Videotel, a KVH company, is a market-leading provider of training films, computer-based training and e-Learning. KVH is based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL. The company’s global presence includes offices in Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

KVH, IP-MobileCast, FORECASTlink, TracPhone, Videotel, KVH OneCare, and Power of One are trademarks of KVH Industries, Inc. mini-VSAT Broadband is a service mark of KVH Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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