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TracVision A5 Satellite TV Systems Bring Live News, Entertainment
to Business Customers Traveling Daily from Boston to New York
Thousands of Boston-to-New York business travelers are ditching
the long lines and hassles of trains, planes, and their automobiles
and opting to travel to the Big Apple and Beantown in style.
Massachusetts-based LimoLiner gives them that opportunity. The
custom-made, 28-passenger luxury motor coach offers mobile
professionals high-quality, personal business services that enable
them to be productive during their commute, including DIRECTV(R)
digital satellite television programming. Thanks to the TracVision(R)
A5 satellite TV antenna system from KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:
KVHI), passengers are able to keep up-to-date with all of the latest
news, entertainment, and sports information playing on flat screen TVs
while they travel. Offering seat side power outlets, unlimited
wireless Internet access, and constant, clear cell phone reception,
LimoLiner allows passengers to make the most of their long commute.
"We chose to have DIRECTV service on board as an amenity that our
customers would find valuable. It's a way for them to stay in touch
with breaking news, to stay abreast of what is going on," said Peter
J. Pescatore, chief executive officer of LimoLiner, Inc. "The
TracVision A5 completed the high-end amenities package for us. A
leisurely boarding is followed by attentive service and your choice of
media and communication options to help you relax or work. LimoLiner
is elegant and civilized. It's about how you choose to use your time".
LimoLiner (www.limoliner.com) welcomed 20,000 passengers in its
first year of business last year, and the momentum is building. During
the four-hour commute, which runs four times a day, passengers enjoy
reclining leather seats, personal pillows and blankets, a washroom
complete with fresh flowers, and a personal attendant.
Mark J. Reagan, a consultant from New York City, commented on the
service: "LimoLiner provides a better meal than an airplane, made
fresh and delivered that day, complimentary drinks, and has flat
screen TVs with satellite, so I caught CNN on the ride down...Forget
Greyhound, forget Amtrak, even the airlines. LimoLiner is the way to
roll...Literally!"
Television in vehicles, especially in limousines and coaches, has
been tried before. However, it has been a dubious experience filled
with static and rolling pictures because over-the-air TV signals
become distorted when received by a moving antenna. To solve this
problem and offer crystal-clear television, KVH built on its
experiences in the marine and RV markets and developed the 5-inch high
TracVision A5 for automobiles. This award-winning system uses KVH's
hybrid phased-array technology (U.S. patent #6,856,300 and #D493,164)
to create an antenna with a rugged, sleek design suitable for bringing
DIRECTV programming to vehicles traveling on open roads across the
U.S.
"With more than 135 digitally delivered channels in our TOTAL
CHOICE(R) MOBILE package, LimoLiner passengers, whether they are
commuting business professionals, students, or Red Sox fans taking a
trip to Yankee Stadium to see a game, will now be treated to the best
television experience with programming that fits any preference or
need," said Daren Benzi, vice president of sales development and
strategy for DIRECTV, Inc. "In many areas, these passengers would not
be able to receive the same level of choice in programming at home
from their local cable operator, let alone cruising down I-95."
The demand for live DIRECTV in limousines continues to grow,
according to Ian Palmer, KVH's executive vice president for satellite
sales: "An increasing number of limousine owners are recognizing the
clear value of offering their passengers live DIRECTV programming on
trips. Business passengers especially want to stay up-to-date with the
latest news and information, and the TracVision A5 and DIRECTV's
digital satellite TV service allows them to do that even while they
are on the go."
The TracVision A5's impact on the automotive market has not gone
unrecognized. It received the 2004 "Most Innovative Product Design"
Award from General Motors as well as the Market Leadership Award from
industry research firm Frost & Sullivan, which recognized KVH's
pioneering efforts to develop and support the automotive satellite TV
marketplace. KVH was also a finalist for the prestigious 2005
Automotive News PACE Award, as well as a Consumer Electronics
Association "Design & Innovation Honoree," among others. Additionally,
Cadillac, a division of General Motors, recently became the first
automotive brand to offer DIRECTV satellite TV programming as an
accessory option through authorized dealers.
Details regarding KVH's complete line of TracVision products are
available at http://www.tracvision.com.
Note to editors - High-resolution images of the TracVision A5 and
KVH's other satellite TV products are available at
http://www.kvh.com/mediasupport.
KVH Industries, Inc., is the leading provider of in-motion
satellite systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold more than
75,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on boats, RVs,
trucks, buses and automobiles. An ISO 9001-certified company, KVH has
headquarters in Middletown, Rhode Island, with a fiber optic and
military navigation product manufacturing facility in Tinley Park,
Illinois, and a European sales, marketing, and support office in
Kokkedal, Denmark.
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include,
for example, the functionality, characteristics, quality and
performance of KVH's products and technology; and customer
preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual results could
differ. Factors that may cause such differences include, among others,
KVH's reliance on satellite TV services provided by third-party
providers as well as those discussed in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC. KVH assumes no obligation to update its
forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments.