KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage for Internet and Voice Soon to Include Africa

KVH's new mini-VSAT coverage area to support broadband Internet and voice
services for maritime and aeronautical applications

MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The crews working the
offshore oilfields of western Africa and maritime visitors to the 2010 World
Cup in South Africa will have a powerful new means of staying in touch and up
to date as KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) prepares to roll out African
coverage for its mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) service. The latest step in the joint
effort by KVH and ViaSat to offer a seamless global broadband network for
vessels and aircraft, the new African coverage area is expected to go live
before the end of 2009 using the Telesat T-11N satellite. Once active, it will
support broadband Internet and voice service for commercial and leisure
boaters as well as provide network coverage to the ViaSat Yonder(sm) in-flight
broadband network for business and commercial aircraft.

"The addition of African coverage is a major milestone for the mini-VSAT
Broadband network as we now have live coverage or are under contract to
provide coverage for virtually every major maritime region on the globe," said
Brent C. Bruun, KVH's vice president of sales and business development.

"We're especially pleased with the addition of this new region to our network
as it enables us to bring affordable, versatile broadband Internet and voice
services to commercial operators supporting the increasingly vital west
African offshore oil and gas fields. In addition, more than half a million
visitors are expected to visit South Africa next year for the 2010 World Cup
and many of them will be traveling or staying on leisure vessels for which our
TracPhone® V7 and the mini-VSAT Broadband network are an ideal communications
solution."

The mini-VSAT Broadband service, along with the KVH TracPhone V7 antenna,
comprise the first end-to-end 24-inch VSAT hardware, service, and support
package available for maritime communications. Together, KVH and ViaSat are
already offering Voice over IP phone service and Internet access as fast as
512 Kbps (upload) and 2 Mbps (download) at fixed monthly rates to mariners
throughout North America, the Caribbean, the North Atlantic, Europe, the
Northern Pacific, and the Persian Gulf.

"With more than 500 TracPhone V7s shipped worldwide, our end-to-end
communications solution is proving itself in a wide range of applications and
rapidly becoming a popular and affordable choice among commercial and leisure
mariners around the globe," continued Mr. Bruun. "Our seamless mini-VSAT
Broadband network, together with our compact 24-inch (60 cm) commercial-grade
antenna and fixed-rate monthly airtime pricing, offers unique benefits with
regard to hardware and service costs as well as the value that comes with an
affordable broadband data connection for crew morale, shipboard operation,
regulatory compliance, and more."

Visit http://www.minivsat.com for additional details regarding the TracPhone
V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service along with maps illustrating the current
and planned coverage for mini-VSAT Broadband service.

Note to Editors: Press-ready images of KVH's TracPhone V7 are available at
http://press.kvh.com for download and editorial use.

About KVH Industries, Inc.

Middletown, RI-based KVH Industries, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary,
KVH Europe A/S, are leading providers of in-motion satellite TV and
communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold more than
150,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles, and
aircraft. KVH's mission is to connect mobile customers around the globe with
the same digital television entertainment, communications, and Internet
services that they enjoy in their homes and offices.

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, for example, the service
rollout plans, the functionality, characteristics, quality and performance of
KVH's products and technology; anticipated innovation and product development;
and customer demand, preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual
results could differ materially. Factors that may cause such differences
include, among others, the successful launch and deployment of new satellites;
uncertainty about the scope of customer demand; the potential inability to
secure the licenses necessary for the network; risks associated with the
delivery or performance of critical hardware; future decisions about the
expected profitability of additional satellite regions; changes in the costs
and capabilities of competing offerings; and those other risk factors
discussed in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. KVH does not
assume any obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect new
information or developments.

KVH and TracPhone are registered trademarks of KVH Industries. "mini-VSAT
Broadband" is a service mark of KVH Industries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective companies.

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SOURCE KVH Industries, Inc.

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