Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat) announced that it has won the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Award for its services in the Middle East defence sector. Yahsat won the award for its service YahSecure, which provides secured and reliable satellite communications service on Ka band, which is suitable for military, government, and mission critical applications. […]
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat) announced that it has won the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Award for its services in the Middle East defence sector. Yahsat won the award for its service YahSecure, which provides secured and reliable satellite communications service on Ka band, which is suitable for military, government, and mission critical applications.
The Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Penetration Leadership is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing the fastest measured rate of change of market share within its industry.
Eng. Rashed Al Ghafri, YahService general manager, said: We are honoured to receive this prestigious award, which recognises our service that has enabled us to quickly become a pioneering company in the military satellite communications market.
In April 2011, Yahsats satellite Y1A was successfully delivered in orbit and is providing satellite communications services for both governmental and commercial customers across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South West Asia. The companys second satellite, Y1B, is currently in the final integration phase in France and will be launched in Q1 of 2012.
