Rambouillet Teleport. Photo: Stefan Kraus – Eutelsat

[Via Satellite 03-04-2016] The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced that du and Eutelsat have achieved provisional certification of their teleports under the organization’s recently launched Teleport Certification Program. The purpose of the certification program is to create an objective, transparent, and internationally accepted method for teleport operators to document the quality of their operations for customers and strategic partners. It also aims to provide a means for customers to select teleport vendors delivering the price-performance level that is appropriate for their applications.

du received provisional certification for its Samacom Teleport, located in Dubai, making it the first teleport in the Middle East to be certified under the WTA program. Eutelsat received provisional certification for its Rambouillet Teleport, in France, which is the fifth teleport to receive WTA certification in Europe. A total of eight teleports globally have completed certification to date.