The global satellite communications system for Fleet F77 voice and data services

Fleet managers, ship captains, and yacht owners require more than just reliable communications. They need to stay in touch at all times to receive up-to-the-minute information critical to vessel safety, operation, and business. The KVH Tracphone F77 marine satellite communication system now makes this possible.

Brought to market in cooperation with Thrane & Thrane, the leading designer and manufacturer of Inmarsat equipment, the KVH Tracphone F77 offers a fully stabilized antenna with a transceiver that can serve as the hub of your shipboard communications network. Tracphone F77 uses Inmarsat’s new, global Fleet F77 service, a breakthrough in maritime communications. Fleet F77 provides both the high quality and speed of a 64 Kbps mobile Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) service and the flexibility and “always on-line” capability of the Inmarsat Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS). Captains, crews, fleet managers, and vessel owners can now have unparalleled real-time access to the information they need: e-mail, the Internet, corporate Intranets, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Tracphone F77 offers the unmatched versatility and reliability you need to stay safe and stay in touch, almost anywhere on earth.

Highlights:

• Global satellite communications coverage via Inmarsat Fleet F77 service
• Compliant with GMDSS safety and distress standards
• Supports high-speed (64 Kbps) ISDN service (per-minute charge) and Inmarsat MPDS service (per-megabit charge)
• Compatible with shipboard PABX systems and onboard computer networks (when connected to an IP router)
• Compatible with next-generation Inmarsat-4 satellites scheduled for launch in 2004