Hispasat logra el Premio ‘Excellence in Satellite Communications’

The winners of the Excellence in Satellite Communications Awards 2022 have been revealed at the 25th World Satellite Business Week, where more than 200 executive speakers and 400 organizations have gathered in Paris to prepare the next steps for the sector.

Winners are chosen by a jury of experts for their exceptional achievements across a range of rigorous criteria, including innovation, management and finance and business.

Hispasat has received the Regional Award for Space Enterprise. The Spanish operator has a large fleet of satellites with services ranging from IoT to Cellular Backhaul and Internet access for the distribution of content in Spanish, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, which makes it one of the largest regional providers of satellite services.

Miguel Ángel Panduro, CEO of Hispasat, acknowledges that "we feel incredibly honored to receive this award that recognizes the regional satellite business in a year in which we have reinforced our strategic position in Latin America with the acquisition of Axess Networks. This operation allowed us to become the leading group in corporate solutions throughout the region. In addition, we consolidated ourselves as the reference operator in audiovisual services from our teleport in Peru. These actions, together with our commitment to reducing the digital divide in Spain and the next launch of the Amazonas Nexus, allow us to conceive an exciting future for our company based on the strength of the present.”

Inmarsat y Viasat, por su parte, han sido reconocidas con el Premio a la Transacción Estratégica (M&A). La fusión de Inmarsat y Viasat, dos importantes operadores de satélites, por 7.300 millones de dólares, reúne una flota combinada de 19 satélites para una ventaja inigualable en servicios de banda ancha e Internet de las Cosas (IoT), con planes para una red global híbrida espacial y terrestre de alta capacidad.

Mark Dankberg, CEO and Executive Chairman of Viasat, believes "this combination will advance our shared beliefs in connecting the world. This award honors our synergistic focus on advancing broadband communications and creating new hybrid space and terrestrial networks that drive greater performance, coverage, speed and reliability for our customers to work, learn, access healthcare and all the other benefits that the connected world brings." Viasat continues to evolve as a global innovator in broadband and narrowband communications and our investment with Inmarsat continues to lead the way.”

Barry French, Director of Marketing and Communications at Inmarsat, states "we have long argued that consolidation is necessary to maintain strong competition in our sector against new well-funded entrants. Inmarsat and Viasat are highly complementary and, together, will be well positioned to accelerate innovation and meet the growing needs of our customers."

Starlink has won the Global Satcom Business Award. Starlink's rapid deployment and entry into service of its constellation of more than 3,000 satellites has made it a market leader, with plans to connect recreational vehicles, airplanes and cruise ships and an imminent new generation of satellites.

Jonathan Hofeller, Vice President of Starlink Sales at SpaceX, highlights that "it is an honor to accept this award on behalf of the entire SpaceX team. It has been an incredible year for Starlink as we have grown our consumer and enterprise customer base, deployed new features and services, and are providing high-speed Internet around the world. We look forward to continuing this growth in the coming years, as we know that high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet access will be a game-changer for students, disaster relief workers, travelers, vacationers, businesses and many, many more.”

Lastly, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), Telecommunications and Internet for All Initiative supported by Hughes, Stargroup, APCO Networks (Aitelecom), Eutelsat, Axess Networks and Globalsat, has been recognized with the Universal Connectivity Award.