SpeedCast is proud to announce that it has won the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) annual Teleport Award for Excellence this year.

Prior to the 1800s, ocean-going vessels were focused on the hauling of cargo or used as warships rather than for passengers leisurely traveling from country to country. The first shipping company to offer regularly scheduled service from the U.S. to England, and to be concerned with the comfort of their passengers, was the Black Ball Line in New York in 1818. By the 1850s, a dramatic improvement in the quality of a passenger’s voyage occurred with ships adding luxuries like electric lights, more desk space and entertainment — ultimately, founding the cruising industry as we know it today.

Over the years, a divide has developed between the two primary networks used in designing communications solutions. Single channel per carrier (SCPC) networks assign users with a single signal at a given frequency and bandwidth. Time division multiple access (TDMA) networks differ from SCPC in that multiple users can share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots.

“I’m driven to succeed, and I want everyone around me to succeed as well,” said Tim Engel, program manager, SpeedCast.

“We all have occasional days when we don’t feel like ‘adulting,’ but most days I’m excited to be here,” Engel said. “I’m competitive. I want to have the best team and the most successful customers.”

Originally hired in 2012 as a service delivery manager in the Houston office, Engel was promoted to regional service manager in 2014.

Customers have options when it comes to their networks. Cost, download and upload speed, reliability and application all factor into prioritizing elements in a configuration. Customers can work with companies like SpeedCast to best determine personal bandwidth needs for optimal performance.

Interested in understanding how to build a more effective partnership with your Systems Integrator (SI)? Keep these tips in mind from Speedcast’s SI team: