The Es’hailSat Al Ghuwayriyah teleport in Qatar. Photo: Es’hailSat

Es’hailSat has received an important milestone for its Al Ghuwayriyah teleport in Doha, Qatar under the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) Teleport Certification Program. It has achieved Tier 4 certification with Tier 4 representing the highest degree of excellence, and this will remain in effect for three years. Es’hailSat announced the award, Jan. 5.

The Al Ghuwayriyah certification marks the 69^th 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 was issued after a thorough audit of the Teleport by a WTA Auditor, to independently validate the data submitted in the detailed questionnaire, against standards developed by WTA’s Certification Committee.

“WTA has now certified six teleports across the Middle East, all at our highest Tier 4 level. The region is becoming a key growth region for the commercial satellite industry, and WTA-Certified teleports are ready to supply the explosively growing demand for greater bandwidth,” Robert Bell, executive director of WTA, said in a statement.