KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) expects their mini-VSAT Broadband coverage for the Australia and New Zealand region to go live in August 2009, following the successful completion of service testing on the Intelsat IS-2 satellite.

The new coverage area will provide the first significant support for mini-VSAT Broadband service in the southern hemisphere. This is the latest milestone in the KVH and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) joint effort to provide affordable mobile broadband connections around the globe. In addition to providing service for the KVH TracPhone® V7, the KVH and ViaSat joint effort also expands network coverage to the ViaSat Yonder mobile network for in-flight broadband to business and commercial aircraft. The mini-VSAT Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone V7 antenna, comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT hardware, service, and support package available for maritime communications. Together, KVH and ViaSat are already offering Voice over IP phone service and Internet access as fast as 512 Kbps (upload) and 2 Mbps (download) at fixed monthly rates to mariners throughout North America, the Caribbean, the North Atlantic, Europe, the Northern Pacific, and the Persian Gulf.

“Together with our recently announced coverage for Asian waters and the Indian Ocean, the anticipated addition of service for Australia and New Zealand represents a significant expansion of our increasingly popular mini-VSAT Broadband Internet and voice service to a major commercial and recreational maritime region,” explained Brent C. Bruun, KVH’s vice president of sales and business development.

“We believe that our seamless mini-VSAT Broadband network, together with our compact 24-inch (60 cm) commercial-grade antenna and fixed-rate monthly airtime pricing, offers unique benefits to commercial and leisure mariners with regard to hardware and service costs as well as the value that comes with an affordable broadband data connection for crew morale, shipboard operation, regulatory compliance, and more.”

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The powerful mini-VSAT Broadband service is available via the rugged, 24" (60 cm) TracPhone V7 antenna. A fraction of the size of standard 1-meter VSAT systems, the TracPhone V7 and its fully integrated below-decks modem and control unit offer easy connections to shipboard networks, fully stabilized tracking, a remarkable reduction in the cost of hardware and installation, and all with no compromise in performance!

The revolutionary TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service makes your vessel more productive – you can send and receive e-mail, access company networks, download chart updates, use the enhanced VoIP telephone service for ship's business and add the optional crew calling system to help your crew stay in touch with their loved ones. This new product and service, developed by leaders in the satellite communications industry, is exactly what you’ve been waiting for – it's what broadband at sea was meant to be.

Customers who demand an enterprise-grade fax solution should take advantage of KVH's optional accessory - the UCH-250 Fax Server.

In addition, when you activate your system, you also get FREE access to KVH’s Velocity™ Acceleration software. When installed on your PC, this software optimizes and speeds up your data connections via the mini-VSAT Broadband service.

If you need to switch easily between multiple TracPhone satellite communications systems, KVH also offers an optional Service Selector. This simple solution allows you enjoy the benefits of both the mini-VSAT Broadband and Inmarsat services when you need them.

For more information go to http://www.kvh.com/

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