KVH Watch Adds New Cloud Connect Service Bringing Data from Sensors to the Cloud for IoT Smart Shipping
November 03 2021 - 4:00AM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), a global leader of maritime
satellite connectivity, announced today that it has expanded its
KVH Watch® suite of maritime IoT solutions with Cloud Connect, a
service designed to utilize advanced edge computing to enable
integration of maritime applications and digital services for smart
shipping. The Cloud Connect service has undergone onboard-vessel
trials and is available to order today for shipping on November 30,
2021.
Cloud Connect is designed to address the complexity of managing
data from hundreds of onboard sensors with a comprehensive package
containing data source definitions, data mappings, and associated
dashboards. An onboard Cloud Connect Edge Server aggregates and
processes data from vessel sensors and provide a containerized,
hybrid cloud architecture to enable downsampling, data storage, and
data access for analysis, cloud-based data reporting, and dynamic
visualizations.
“The power of Cloud Connect is its ability to turn data into
economic benefits for a fleet of vessels,” says Sven Brooks, senior
director of IoT business development for KVH. “With Cloud Connect’s
data acquisition, aggregation, and analysis capabilities,
connectivity from the sensor level on vessels to analytics in the
cloud is poised to change the paradigm at sea.”
KVH Watch Cloud Connect is designed to deliver an edge-to-cloud
IoT connectivity solution for the many stakeholders in the maritime
industry. Vessel owners and operators can see operational data in
real time, such as noon reports, MRV reports (monitoring,
reporting, and verification), or EEXI (energy efficiency existing
ship index) compliance; they can also see how each system and ship
performs based on chosen key performance indicators. Equipment
manufacturers and multi-card service providers can monitor onboard
equipment to support service contracts and warranties via versatile
data analytic reporting tools and customizable dashboards. Vessel
performance optimization and analytics consultancies can rapidly
deploy digital services, condition-based alarms, and dashboards for
fuel savings and operational efficiencies throughout a fleet using
KVH blueprints written to the ISO 19848 standard normalizing data
channel names for comparisons.
Cloud Connect is part of the KVH Watch maritime IoT suite, which
includes the ability to perform on-demand Remote Expert
Interventions using video, voice, or text via KVH’s global HTS
network. KVH Watch is designed with stakeholder budgets in mind as
a Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) program offered for an
all-inclusive monthly fee with no equipment purchase CAPEX or
maintenance costs for the Watch terminal, Cloud Connect equipment,
or Remote Expert Intervention equipment for the subscription
duration. For cybersecurity, the KVH Watch antenna provides an
isolated-for-purpose LAN, data connectivity at the sensor level, a
secure Wi-Fi network for SOLAS-regulated spaces, and a dedicated
connectivity solution separating IT and OT as recommended by IMO
2020.
KVH is dedicated to supporting and accelerating smart shipping
by making monitoring, data analysis, remote service, and actionable
data at deep sea a reality. Key to the solution is an
ever-expanding network of Watch Solution Partners with the
expertise to provide industry-leading IoT services enabled by Watch
connectivity.
Note to Editors: For more information about Cloud Connect and
the KVH Watch suite of maritime IoT solutions, please visit
kvh.com/watch. High-resolution images of KVH products are available
at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.,
is a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation
systems, with innovative technology designed to enable a mobile
world. A market leader in maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures,
and provides connectivity and content services globally. KVH is
also a premier manufacturer of high-performance sensors and
integrated inertial systems for defense and commercial
applications. Founded in 1982, the company is based in Middletown,
RI, with research, development, and manufacturing operations in
Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL, and more than a dozen offices
around the globe.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For example,
forward-looking statements include statements regarding the
expected competitive advantages of KVH Watch, anticipated date of
commercial availability, the scope of services to be offered, the
pricing and expected benefits of KVH Watch, and the predicted
impact on customer expenditures. Actual results could differ
materially from the forward-looking statements made in this press
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are not limited to: unanticipated technical and other challenges
that arise during beta testing and launch of new services;
unanticipated technical, legal, and regulatory delays with the
launch of the new services; customer response to KVH Watch;
potential future changes to the pricing or other terms of KVH
Watch; and potential unforeseen costs or expenses of providing the
products and services included in KVH Watch subscriptions. These
and other factors are discussed in more detail in KVH’s Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC on July 30, 2021. Copies are available through
its Investor Relations department and website, investors.kvh.com.
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For further information, please
contact:Jill ConnorsSr. Manager, Media & Industry
Analyst RelationsKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851
3824jconnors@kvh.com
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