Federal Communications Commission
Maritime Distress Beacon Gains North American Approval
Orolia’s McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) has been approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada.The world’s first EPIRB to contain both the international 406 MHz alert frequency and the localized rescue power of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), the McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS is now ready to order for leisure and commercial maritime use across the U.S.
KVH Debuts TracPhone V11
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) said it has made fast, affordable, truly global broadband service at sea a reality thanks to the global C-band coverage added to the groundbreaking mini-VSAT Broadband(SM) network and the introduction of the dual-mode, 1-meter TracPhone(R) V11 C/Ku-band terminal. The new TracPhone V11 terminal is on display this week in KVH's booth at the Shipbuilding, Machinery, and Marine Technology (SMM) international trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, September 4-7. "Earlier this summer, we completed the rollout of our mini-VSAT Broadband service…
