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Article: KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage for Internet and Voice Soon to Include Africa.
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- Internet Weekly News
- Article date:
- October 19, 2009
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The crews working the offshore oilfields of western Africa and maritime visitors to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will have a powerful new means of staying in touch and up to date as KVH Industries, Inc., (NASDAQ:KVHI) prepares to roll out African coverage for its mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) service. The latest step in the joint effort by KVH and ViaSat to offer a seamless global broadband network for vessels and aircraft, the new African coverage area is expected to go live before the end of 2009 using the Telesat T-11N satellite. Once active, it will support broadband Internet and voice service for commercial and leisure boaters as well as provide network coverage to ...