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Rebecca Gibson |
KVH Industries has acquired Videotel, a producer of training films and e-learning computer-based training, and interactive distance learning courses for the commercial maritime industry.
KVH offers operators an end-to-end solution for vessel and crew connectivity and content delivery via its mini-VSAT Broadband network. This includes internet café, voice over internet protocol phone calls, and crew entertainment services via its IP-MobileCast service.
Following the £28.7 million acquisition of Videotel – which provides services for more than 11,000 ships – the company also offers an extensive library of seafarer training courses and related training services.
“The acquisition of Videotel is an important addition to our portfolio of services, targeting the needs of commercial seafarers and supporting our strategic vision of extending our maritime broadband service to include delivering premium content to vessels,” said Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH’s CEO. “We anticipate that Videotel’s training services and the ability to test and certify seafarer training will support the new employment services we’re rolling out on our Crewtoo social media site.”