KVH’s new KVH One hybrid antennas will be offered in three different sizes to suit a broad range of vessels
US-based marine connectivity firm KVH Industries Inc has launched a new hybrid communications platform that the company says will greatly simplify installations for boatbuilders and refit yards while providing end-users with greater convenience and higher performance at sea.
Named KVH One, the company’s intelligent hybrid connectivity platform is said to deliver satellite, cellular and Wi-Fi streams in a single unit with seamless, automatic switching between source signals, allowing the system to automatically select from multiple feeds in order to attain the strongest signal strength and/or lowest operational cost.
A series of three new dome antennas – the 37cm H30, the 60cm H60 and the 1m H90 – will fully integrate connections with the company’s layered Ku-band HTS network, 5 and LTE-A cellular service, as well as local Wi-Fi networks to provide global coverage from a single compact antenna.
They hybrid design of the system is said to reduce overall hardware and installation costs, while minimising ongoing service requirements.
