Hispasat’s Arganda del Rey (Madrid) Teleport in Spain has achieved Tier 4 Full certification from the World Teleport Association (WTA). The Arganda del Rey Teleport certification marks the 80th issued since the program was launched at IBC 2015, and another 4 teleports are currently engaged in the quality evaluation process. The WTA announced the certification, July 30.
The WTA’s program aims to provide 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 two 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.
“Achieving Tier 4 certification for our Arganda del Rey Teleport is the result of years of investment, innovation, and dedication from our engineering and operations teams. This certification recognizes not only the quality and resilience of our infrastructure, but also the maturity of our operational processes and our commitment to delivering the highest levels of service availability. With both Arganda del Rey and Lurín now certified Tier 4, Hispasat continues to strengthen a world-class ground infrastructure network capable of supporting the most demanding customer and mission-critical requirements.” Fernando Peñaranda, Head of Teleport Engineering, Hispasat, said in a statement.
