TracPhone V7-HTS. Photo Credit: KVH

KVH Industries has announced that BW Group, a provider of maritime energy transportation, has chosen its connectivity services for 45 additional vessels in its fleet. The two companies will also continue with a connectivity contract for the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vessels in BW’s fleet that have had KVH’s VSAT systems and services since 2013.

For the 45 additional vessels, BW has chosen the dual mode C/Ku-band TracPhone  V11-IP satellite antenna system and the Ku-band TracPhone V7-HTS. The TracPhone V11-IP and the TracPhone V7-HTS are designed for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband connectivity service. The vessels will also receive news and entertainment content via KVH’s IP-MobileCast content delivery service.