Satnews Daily: World Teleport Association's Top Operator Rankings for 2019... Global 20, Independent 10, and Fast 10

Executive director Robert Bell said that the teleport and space sector are undergoing rapid change today, which is stressing all business models and driving a breakneck pace of innovation and adaptation. The average teleport spent 77 percent of its revenue on satellite capacity in 2013; this year, it was 45 percent. As connectivity is commoditized, the search is on for higher levels of value to deliver to customers.

In May 2020, WTA will publish its annual Inside the Top Operators report that will provide a more detailed analysis of survey results.

The Global Top 20

The Global Top 20 ranks companies based on revenues from all customized communications sources and includes operators of teleports and satellite fleets. In order from largest to smallest, the Global Top 20 of 2019 are:

1. SES (Luxembourg)
2. Intelsat (Luxembourg)
3. Eutelsat (France)
4. Telesat (Canada)
5. Speedcast (Australia) *
6. Singtel Satellite (Singapore)
7. EchoStar Satellite Services (USA)
8. Globecast (France) *
9. Thaicom (Thailand)
10. Hispasat (Spain)
11. Arqiva (UK) *
12. Russian Satellite Communications Company (Russia)
13. AsiaSat (Hong Kong)
14. MEASAT (Malaysia)
15. Telstra (Australia) *
16. Gazprom Space Systems (Russia)
17. du (UAE) *
18. Media Broadcast Satellite (Germany) *
19. Axesat (Colombia) *
20. Jordan Media City (Jordan) *