KVH doubles Internet speeds for Tracphone F77 satellite systems.(BUSINESS)(KVH Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)

Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter, May, 2005

KVH Industries, Inc., said it is making it even easier for mariners around the globe to connect to the Internet by doubling the high-speed data rates for the Tracphone F77, an Inmarsat Fleet-compatible marine satellite communications system.

KVH said Tracphone F77 customers can now enjoy high-speed 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) Internet and data service. KVH said with its exclusive Velocity Acceleration software, broadband data connections as fast as 500 Kbps--roughly the speed of residential DSL or cable Internet service--can be achieved, depending on network traffic and the data being transmitted.

"Fleet managers, ship captains, and yacht owners want to be connected at all times, and they want their marine communications system to be as fast and as...

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