Maritime Systems for Satellite Phone, Fax & Internet
Stay connected to your family, friends, and business even while at sea using KVH’s award-winning line of Inmarsat-compatible TracPhone systems, including the new TracPhone FB250 and FB500, compatible with the Inmarsat’s dynamic FleetBroadband service. These fully stabilized marine satellite communication solutions keep you in touch no matter what type of vessel you have, what type of service you need, or where you cruise. KVH TracPhone systems offer:
  • Fully automatic operation and dynamic stabilization, even in the roughest seas
  • Worldwide coverage for high-speed Internet, voice, and fax services via Inmarsat, the world leader in maritime satellite communications
  • No fixed monthly fees and affordable service with KVH as the provider
  • Convenient shipwide integration with PABX systems
  • Matching domes to KVH's TracVision satellite TV system for great-looking dual dome installations.

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Products
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Introducing... KVH's FleetBroadband Series
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Use with Inmarsat Airtime by KVH TracPhone FB250 TracPhone FB500
  TracPhone FB250 TracPhone FB500
Service Inmarsat FleetBroadband Inmarsat FleetBroadband
Antenna Diameter 10.6" (27 cm) – Compact
19" (48 cm) – M5 Matching
26" (66 cm) – M7 Matching
35" (89 cm) – M9 Matching
Antenna Height 11.8" (30 cm) – Compact
21" (53 cm) – M5 Matching
27" (69 cm) – M7 Matching
39" (99 cm) – M9 Matching
Antenna Weight 11 lbs (5 kg) – Compact
20 lbs (9 kg) – M5 Matching
40 lbs (18 kg) – M7 Matching
77 lbs (35 kg) – M9 Matching
Voice Digital 4 Kbps voice
and digital 3.1 kHz audio
Digital 4 Kbps voice
and digital 3.1 kHz audio
Fax Group 3 fax via 3.1 kHz audio Group 3 fax via 3.1 kHz audio
Standard IP Up to 284 Kbps Up to 432 Kbps
Streaming IP 32, 64, 128 Kbps 32, 64, 128, 256 Kbps
Velocity Acceleration-compatible Yes Yes
ISDN N/A 64 Kbps
Billing Method Visit www.kvh.com/inmarsatairtime and download the
Inmarsat Airtime by KVH Rate Sheet for detailed pricing.
SMS Card Configuration standard 3G (up to 160 characters) standard 3G (up to 160 characters)
Matching TracVision TracVision M5 TracVision M7 / TracVision M9


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Thrane & Thrane
  TracPhone F77 TracPhone F55 TracPhone F33 TracPhone 252 CAPSAT-C
(E-mail Only)
KVH ETRAC
(E-mail Only)
Service  Inmarsat Fleet Inmarsat Fleet Inmarsat Fleet Inmarsat
Mini-M
Inmarsat-C Inmarsat Mini-C
Antenna Diameter  33" (84 cm)
35" (89 cm)
26.2" (66 cm) 14" (35 cm)
19" (48 cm)
10" (25 cm) 4.8" (12.2 cm) 6.4" (16.3 cm)
Antenna Height  35" (89 cm)
39" (99 cm)
27.1" (68 cm) 14" (35 cm)
21" (53 cm)
11.5"
(29.2 cm)
7" (17.8 cm) 5.75" (14.6 cm)
Antenna Weight  57 lbs (26 kg)
77 lbs (34.9 kg)
39.7 lbs (18 kg) 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
20 lbs (9 kg)
11 lbs (5 kg) 2.8 lbs (1.3 kg) 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
Box Dimensions 
(height x width x depth in cm) 
5 x 18 x 16.5
 Data Rates/Coverage  (for further details on data rates/coverage, click here)
  Dial-up  up to 58 Kbps
up to 9.6 Kbps
600 bps 600 bps
  MPDS (Kbps)  up to 320
up to 320 up to 140 (uplink)
up to 320 (downlink)
  ISDN 1 (Kbps)  up to 320 up to 320
  ISDN 2 (Kbps)  up to 640
Voice (Kbps)  4.8
64
4.8
64
4.8 4.8
Fax  Group 3
Group 4
Group 3
Group 4
Group 3 Group 3 via PC via PC
E-mail  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Billing Method  per data bit or
per minute used
per data bit or
per minute used
per data bit or
per minute used
per minute used per data bit used per data bit used
Configure Module  removable removable embedded embedded embedded embedded
GMDSS Approved  yes no no no yes** no
Identical
TracVision Dome
 
TracVision M9 TracVision M7 TracVision M5
Globalbeam Coverage
Spotbeam Coverage
Standard
Matching
Compact
**  KVH offers a GMDSS/SOLAS-compliant Capsat-C product, as well as a non-SOLAS version.
  All KVH antenna products are designed to match each other, no matter what size. TracVision products listed are identical-sized antenna domes.


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