Houston, Texas — December 11, 2024 — Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, today announced that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has issued new Full Certifications to four Speedcast teleports in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Perth, Western Australia; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. Issued in rapid sequence following audits by WTA experts, the new Certifications bring Speedcast’s total number of certified teleports to nine – the most of any company.
Previous Certifications announced by WTA include Speedcast teleports in Singapore; Miami, Florida; Macaé, Brazil; Lima, Peru; and Adelaide, Australia. The four new Certifications signify that nine of Speedcast’s 19 ground segment operations have been certified at one of the two highest tiers of the Certification program.
“WTA Certification has validated the quality of Speedcast’s services, including redundancy, available systems, and operational processes for ensuring an exceptional user experience,” said Will Mudge, EVP & Chief Technology Officer at Speedcast. “The rigorous process culminating in a detailed audit is critical to affirm the integrity of Speedcast’s service offering – assessing all facets of our value proposition from facilities to technology, security and operating procedures. The additions of our latest Certifications represent part of a dedicated, ongoing effort to ensure that Speedcast delivers best-in-class services for customers, with global infrastructure in place to support client operations.”
WTA’s Certification program provides transparent, independently verified standards as a means for teleports to differentiate themselves and for customers to choose the price-performance level suitable for their applications. Since its introduction in 2016, the program has gained rapid adoption by the industry, with more than 60 teleports Certified around the world.
Certification is issued on a Provisional (self-reported) basis after completion of a +170-item questionnaire that is evaluated against standards developed by WTA’s Certification Committee. The teleport then has six months to achieve Full Certification. To achieve Full Certification under WTA’s program, an auditor is dispatched to visit the teleport, provide independent validation of the data submitted in the questionnaire, and identify additional factors that may positively or negatively affect the score. Full Certification is issued at a Tier number from 1 through 4, of which 4 represents the highest degree of excellence, and remains in effect for 3 years.
“WTA is very proud to have a leading global service provider choose Teleport Certification as its quality standard across the teleports in its network,” said WTA executive director, Robert Bell. “The idea of a Certification program for teleports was originally suggested to WTA by a satellite operator hoping for an easier and less costly way to evaluate ground segment providers. It has evolved into much more than that, and it’s a privilege to be able to validate Speedcast’s high quality of service and commitment to excellence in its operations, proven through its achievement of these certifications.”
Speedcast Certified teleports provide critical links in the company’s Unified Global Platform, a network serving its customers in the maritime, energy, mining, media, telecom, cruise, NGO, government, and enterprise sectors, backed by 24×7 Network Operations Centers. Leveraging its Speedcast SIGMA advanced network management platform, the company provides seamless multipath, multi-orbit services via GEO, MEO, LEO and L-Band satellite, cellular and microwave technologies. Speedcast was the world’s first and remains the largest authorized integrator of Starlink terminals, with more than 10,000 kits sold, and an integrator of Eutelsat OneWeb, for which it serves as a Global Distribution Partner.
To learn more about Speedcast’s award-winning global teleport facilities, visit Speedcast.com.
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Speedcast is a leading communications and IT services provider, delivering critical communications services to the Maritime, Energy, Mining, Media, Telecom, Cruise, NGO, Government, and Enterprise sectors. The company leverages its global network platform to provide fully connected systems that harness technologies and applications to transform what remote operations can achieve. With the world’s most comprehensive network, Speedcast enables faster, seamless pole-to-pole coverage from a global hybrid satellite, fiber, cellular, microwave, MPLS, and IP transport network with direct access to public cloud platforms. The company integrates differentiated technology offerings that provide smarter ways to communicate and distribute content, manage network and remote operations, protect and secure investments, and improve the crew and guest experience. With a passionate customer focus and a strong safety culture, Speedcast serves more than 3,200 customers in over 140 countries. Learn more at www.speedcast.com.
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