The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Speedcast has achieved Tier 3 certification for their Bayswater (Perth, Western Australia) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.
The Bayswater certification marks the 66th issued since the program was launched at IBC 2015, and another five 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 three 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, Yahsat, STN, Eutelsat, du, COMSAT, Nilesat, e&, Optus, Horizon Teleports, Telespazio, Vivacom, Cyta, PlanetCast, Globecast, KT sat, Singtel, Hellas Sat, Orange, Hawaii Pacific Teleport, Intelsat, Globecast, SMS, Telstra, Primacom, Santander Teleport and Arqiva.
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 direct link for a list of certified teleports.
“Speedcast customers face big operational, technical and business challenges every day,” said Speedcast’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Will Mudge. “For energy and mining, maritime and cruise, connectivity can’t be one of the problems – it has to be one of the solutions. That’s why we have fully integrated multi-path, multi-orbit networks to deliver 100% uptime, and our teleports play a critical role in that architecture.”
“With the Certification of Bayswater, Speedcast has achieved a new milestone: certification of its entire global network of teleports to a single standard,” said WTA executive director, Robert Bell. “It’s the first company in our industry to do so, and we are grateful to them for their commitment to the quality standards and methods developed by World Teleport Association.”