Q&A Vizada Land earth station in Aussaguel, France. In safe hands Vizada is a worldwide leading provider of global satellite communications solutions, with revenues of more than US$640 million in 2007, and more market share on more satellite networks than any other satellite communications provider in the world. The company provides a wide range of communications solutions to a wide range of market sectors. One of their areas of expertise is the provision of satellite security solutions. Helen Jameson spoke to Patrick Decool, Product Manager of Terralink Solutions for Vizada about their of ferings. Question: Can you begin by telling us just how important it is to ensure that any business or government entity has security in place, and do you find that this is something that your customers are taking much more seriously? Patrick Decool: I think the question of security has always been a big concern in our industry, especially from the government side ­ ever since they have used satellite technology they have been looking at security. However, it is not just governments that are concerned about security today but corporate entities, and even more so since the market star ted to introduce new 10 w w w.satellite-evolution.com July/August 2009 w w w.satellite-evolution.com | | July/August 2006 vizada.p65 10 26/07/2009, 19:25