KVH Partners with
ioCurrents for KVH Watch Maritime IoT Solution
Dec. 17, 2020
KVH Industries, Inc.,
announced that ioCurrents has joined the KVH
Watch® Solution Partner program and will offer
KVH Watch connectivity as part of its maritime
services. The company is the creator of the
MarineInsightTM platform, which uses
machine-learning algorithms to support maritime
maintenance and fuel optimization and has thus
far relied on vessels’ existing communications
systems for data transfer. KVH Watch’s dedicated
connectivity will enable ioCurrents to use
real-time data to provide customers with
actionable insights and engage in real-time
video troubleshooting sessions during the course
of a sea voyage.
“The ioCurrents
MarineInsight platform notifies key
stakeholders, onboard and shoreside, when and
where to focus with real-time, remote vessel
analytics,” says Jon Best, head of partnerships
for ioCurrents. “Together, ioCurrents and KVH
will enable people to have better
troubleshooting conversations when it matters
most by offering an unprecedented, comprehensive
ship-to-shore experience, providing key insights
with unmatched speed and reliability.”
“The ioCurrents approach is
a great example of a company using data and
analysis to prevent component failures, increase
fuel efficiency, minimize downtime, and improve
overall vessel and fleet performance,” says Sven
Brooks, senior director of IoT business
development for KVH. “We are extremely pleased
that they have chosen our KVH Watch service as
their connectivity solution and we look forward
to being their partner as maritime IoT continues
to grow throughout the industry.”
The adoption of digital
processes to increase operating efficiencies has
been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which
has put a spotlight on the need for remote
maintenance. However, often an IoT company is
not in control of connectivity from the vessel
and must rely on slow, intermittent
communications or cellular communications at
port. This circumstance prevents continuous
real-time IoT data transfer and the ability to
take action at sea. Affordable high-speed
connectivity like KVH Watch enables shoreside
monitoring of the assets onboard a ship with the
ability to do video interventions to fix
problems in real time. Further, this reduces
maintenance costs and delays in port.
KVH Watch is an IoT
Connectivity as a Service solution that provides
Flow, secure 24/7/365 machine-to-cloud satellite
connectivity for remote monitoring of onboard
equipment, plus the ability to perform on-demand
Remote Expert Interventions using video, voice,
or text via KVH’s global HTS network. KVH Watch
is designed for maritime equipment
manufacturers, multicard service providers, and
shipyards seeking affordable monthly
subscription-based connectivity that L-band and
cellular services cannot deliver at deep sea.