KVH Industries, Pacific Basin complete hybrid connectivity, management upgrade

KVH Industries (KVHI) announced that it has substantially completed a 75-vessel connectivity upgrade for commercial dry bulk operator Pacific Basin Shipping, a longtime KVH customer. KVH is delivering worldwide communications to more than 75 Pacific Basin vessels using the KVH ONE multi-orbit, multi-channel network, including the addition of Low Earth Orbit service via Starlink. These vessels are using KVH TracPhone V7-HTS terminals, new Starlink Flat High Performance terminals, and KVH’s CommBox Edge Communications Gateway onboard. This upgrade was carried out under the terms of a new agreement signed in July 2024.