MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries has won a $42 million, 10-year contract with the U.S. Coast Guard for its TracPhone V7 satellite communication system and the mini-VSAT broadband service, the telecommunications manufacturer said on Sept. 30.
The KVH TracPhone V7 systems will be deployed on 216 Coast Guard small cutters over the next three to five years. The contract is an indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract, and includes shipboard hardware, airtime services and support.
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ViaSat Inc., network partner, and Mackay Communications, logistics partner, will be working with KVH on the contract.
“In the face of rapidly expanding data communications requirements – including real-time use of biometric technology, homeland security efforts and extended worldwide operations – the U.S. Coast Guard needed a global communication solution robust enough to support these demands and rugged enough for even the most demanding maritime conditions,” said Martin Kits van Heyningen, CEO of KVH.
