The World Teleport Association (WTA) as announced that Speedcast has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Miami Teleport in Florida under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.
The Miami certification marks the 58th issued since the program was launched at IBC 2015, and another 8 teleports are currently engaged in the quality evaluation process. The 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.
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.
Certifications have been issued to teleports operated by IABG Teleport, A1 Telekom Austria Group, Hispasat, Gomedia Satcom, Azercosmos, Speedcast, Servicio Satelital, USEI, AXESS Networks, STN, Eutelsat, du, COMSAT, Nilesat, e&, Optus, Horizon Teleports, RADIOCOM, Talia, Telespazio, Vivacom, Cyta, PlanetCast, Globecast, KT sat, Singtel, Hellas Sat, Orange, Hawaii Pacific Teleport, Intelsat, Globecast, SMS, Telstra, Primacom, Stellar-PCS, Santander Teleport and Arqiva.
“In the last six months, Speedcast has achieved WTA certifications for our teleports in Macaé, Brazil; Mawson Lakes, Australia; and now in Miami, Florida,” said Will Mudge, Vice President of Global Infrastructure at Speedcast. “Our focus on ensuring excellence in our global infrastructure is exemplified in this latest certification, and we continue our pursuit to further elevate our operations via certifications with WTA, an organization holding the highest standards for quality in teleport assessments.”
“We are proud to welcome Speedcast’s fourth teleport to the Certification program,” said executive director Robert Bell, “following Certification of its facilities in Brazil, Peru and Australia. The company is one of the world’s largest buyers of satellite capacity and operators of ground segment. Quality of service and sophisticated network management are core to its success.”
WTA’s Teleport Certification Program serves both teleport operators and their customers by creating an objective, transparent, and internationally accepted method for teleport operators to document the quality of their operations for customers and strategic partners. It also provides a means for customers to select teleport vendors delivering the price-performance level that is appropriate for their applications. Select this link for a list of certified teleports.