Houston, Texas – March 5, 2025 – Speedcast, a leading global communications and network service provider, is proud to announce that Speedcast SIGMA™ has been nominated for Via Satellite’s 2024 Satellite Technology of the Year Award. Nominees are chosen based on their ability to meet significant market demand; create considerable cost-savings or technical efficiencies; make a profit; improve quality of life; disrupt the market; and/or demonstrate a scientific breakthrough.

Speedcast’s SIGMA solution is an intelligent platform integrating multiple connectivity paths into a single, secure service, monitoring and selecting the right connectivity option to maintain application performance and deliver the highest availability. Designed for scalability and modular architecture, SIGMA enables quick adaptation to the changing needs of Speedcast customers’ business. Running on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform, SIGMA can seamlessly manage global VSAT and cellular 4G/5G satellite backhaul, L-band transmission paths, and automatically and efficiently manage multiple secured WAN links.

SIGMA also enables seamless integration of new connectivity options in the market with traditional connectivity paths to deliver tremendous amounts of data and high levels of availability for customer operations.

Applicable for customers across the energy, maritime and enterprise sectors, SIGMA has been a critical component of connectivity solutions for leading organizations, including German shipping company Reederei F. Laeisz; travel leaders Lindblad Expeditions and Hurtigruten Expeditions; P&O Maritime Logistics; and the Australian Antarctic Division.

The winner of the 2024 Satellite Technology of the Year will be determined by a combination of the Via Satellite editorial team and votes that come directly from industry. The public can vote for Speedcast SIGMA online.

“We’re thrilled to have been nominated for this prestigious award, and believe this recognition underscores the value that Speedcast SIGMA offers for our customers and their critical operations,” said Will Mudge, EVP & CTO at Speedcast. “Leveraging SIGMA, we’re making 100% uptime a reality for more and more customers every day, integrating GEO, LEO, LTE and more, so their operations are never faced with quality-of-service gaps or risks, no matter their location.”

“There were so many incredible technical achievements in the satellite industry in 2024, demonstrating the rapid pace of innovation in space. The Via Satellite Team received more high-quality submissions for Satellite Technology of the Year than ever before. Now, we are excited to announce our crop of nominees this year,” said Rachel Jewett, Senior Managing Editor, Via Satellite.

Voting closes at noon ET on March 11. The winner will be announced at SATELLITE 2025 on Wednesday, March 12 at the Via Satellite Awards Luncheon, which is open to all conference-level attendees. Register for SATELLITE here and press can register here.

For more information on the award, or to vote for Speedcast, please visit www.satellitetoday.com/vote. To learn more about SIGMA, visit www.SpeedcastSIGMA.com, or visit Speedcast at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, March 11-13 in Washington, D.C. at Meeting Suite 2949 on the exhibit hall floor.

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Speedcast is a leading communications and IT services provider, delivering critical communications services to the Maritime, Energy, Mining, Media, Telecom, Cruise, NGO, Government, and Enterprise sectors. The company leverages its global network platform to provide fully connected systems that harness technologies and applications to transform what remote operations can achieve. With the world’s most comprehensive network, Speedcast enables faster, seamless pole-to-pole coverage from a global hybrid satellite, fiber, cellular, microwave, MPLS, and IP transport network with direct access to public cloud platforms. The company integrates differentiated technology offerings that provide smarter ways to communicate and distribute content, manage network and remote operations, protect and secure investments, and improve the crew and guest experience. With a passionate customer focus and a strong safety culture, Speedcast serves more than 3,200 customers in over 140 countries. Learn more at www.speedcast.com.

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