KVH Industries, BW extend connectivity services contract

KVH Industries extended its deal with BW Group to provide connectivity services for additional 45 vessels in the latter’s LNG and LPG fleet. 

The two companies will also continue its connectivity contract for BW’s LNG and LPG vessels signed in 2013, KVH Industries said in a statement.

For the 45 additional vessels, BW has chosen the dual mode C/Ku-band TracPhone V11-IP satellite antenna system and the Ku-band TracPhone V7-HTS with the particular system for each vessel being dependent on the type of vessel.

The TracPhone V11-IP and the TracPhone V7-HTS are designed for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadbandsm connectivity service. The vessels will also receive news and entertainment content via KVH’s IP-MobileCastTM content delivery service, KVH’s statement reads.