[SatNews] Leading international satellite communications companies are increasing delivery of Global VSAT Forum (GVF) VSAT Installation Training & Certification throughout the Asia-Pacific region. GVF has announced significant expansions of the international program and will be providing briefings on these initiatives at its booth (1T6-03) at CommunicAsia from the 18th to the 21st of June.
“The satellite industry provides extremely resilient and effective communications, which are reinforced through the training of personnel who support deployments and operations,” commented David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF. “The expansion of that training parallels unprecedented growth in demand for satellite communications in the Asia-Pacific.”
Recent initiatives in the region to strengthen competitiveness and reinforce quality of service include:
- Harris CapRock is continuing to certify its field personnel globally
- Intelsat is providing sponsored GVF training seats to its customers throughout Asia, as well as providing twenty sponsored seats to attendees of APSAT 2013
- S2C2 Satcom, the local GVF training partner, continues to help GVF students complete their certification by providing the Hands on Skills Test (HOST) in Bangkok, Thailand, the latest session completed in May
- SES is enrolling dozens of customers’ field personnel in India to mitigate cross-pol interference
- ST Teleport recently completed the GVF basic training course with Intelsat sponsorship. It has also begun enrolling its full operations staff into the GVF Advanced Certification courses
GVF attended APSAT 2013, hosted by one of its partner organizations, the Indonesian Satellite Association (ASSI) from 12th – 13th June. GVF joined ASSI for a pre-event meeting, focused on training and interference mitigation.
