The World Teleport Association has renewed the Tier 4 certification of Eutelsat Group’s Rambouillet (France) Teleport as part of its Teleport Certification Program, following an audit of the facility by the association.
Initially introduced in 2015, the programme currently has 56 certified teleports and a further 8 teleports engaged in the evaluation process
Certifications have been issued to teleports operated by Azercosmos, A1 Telekom Austria, Servicio Satelital, USEI, AXESS Networks, STN, Eutelsat, du, COMSAT, Optus, SMS Teleport, Talia, Telenor, Telespazio, Vivacom, Cyta, Singtel, e& by Etisalat, Hawaii Pacific Teleport, Intelsat, IABG Teleport, Globecast, Orange, Telstra, Primacom, Santander Teleport, Nilesat, Hellas Sat and Arqiva.
Jesus Mendez, Head of 3rd party Teleports at Eutelsat Group said: “Since the launch of the WTA certification, Eutelsat Group has been awarded the highest level of certification, designating the infrastructure of Paris-Rambouillet Teleport as Tier-4 and reaffirming our highest operational standards through this recent recertification, both in terms of infrastructure, security and customer service’s management.”
To achieve Provisional Certification, a teleport operator completes a +170-item questionnaire and submits it to WTA. The Association analyses the data based on standards established by its Certification Committee and issues the Provisional Certification based on the self-reported information. 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.
Our program, launched in 2015, is achieving maturity with the first wave of renewals of certifications providing independent, standards-based evaluation and validation of facilities, technology and operating procedures,” said executive director Robert Bell. “Eutelsat is representative of the excellence found throughout our sector.”
