World Teleport Association Names Vivacom’s Vladimir Rangelov as 2023 Teleport Executive of the Year
New York, NY, March 6, 2023 - The World Teleport Association (WTA) today named Vladimir Rangelov, Director of Broadcasting Services at Vivacom, as the 2023 Teleport Executive of the Year. Vladimir will accept the award at the 2023 Teleport Awards for Excellence Luncheon on March 14 during the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, DC. The Teleport Executive of the Year award is presented to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.
“Vivacom is a fine example of a small, regional teleport operator achieving strong growth through agility and flexibility to adapt to the new needs of broadcasters,” said executive director Robert Bell. “Despite the occasional prediction that consolidation will doom smaller companies in this market, smart innovators continue to grow their companies and refine their value to customers.”
Vladimir Rangelov has served as Director of Broadcasting Services at Vivacom, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, for over 6 years. He previously held two senior manager roles at the company beginning in 2008. Vladimir’s leadership has resulted in more than 10% year-over-year teleport services growth for Vivacom in 2021 and a 24% increase in revenues over the past two years. Before joining Vivacom, Vladimir served in various managerial roles at tower company NURTS as commercial director, board member and CEO, ALCOMTECH JSC and ELTA-R.
Vladimir also supports local educational institutions by sharing his knowledge and experience with students interested in the telecommunications industry. He also serves as a consultant and provides connectivity solutions for different astronomy projects conducted by Sofia University and scientific research missions for the Bulgarian Antarctic base.
In addition to Vladimir, the list of Teleport Executive of the Year alumni includes Jim Veeder of USEI, Sean McDaniel of ATLAS, Mauricio Segovia of AXESS Networks; Guido Neumann of CETel; Carlos Raba of Santander Teleport; Abel Avellan of Global Eagle; Pierre-Jean Beylier of SpeedCast; Avi Cohen of RR Media; Bill Tillson of Encompass Digital Media; Adrian Ballintine of NewSat Ltd.; Jaime Dickinson of NewCom International; Doug Tutt of Global Energy Services, CapRock Communications; the late Kenneth Miller of Globecomm Systems; David Rivel of RRsat Global Communications Network; Nick Thompson of Arqiva Broadcast & Media; Brent J. Gale of EchoStar; Norberto Alvarez Vitale of Teleport International Buenos Aires; and Jorge Luis Villarreal Schutz of Elara Comunicaciones. Click here for a complete list.
About World Teleport Association
The World Teleport Association (www.worldteleport.org) has been helping its members aim higher since our founding in 1985. Today, WTA is the leading partner in growth for teleport operators, advocating for their commercial interests and promoting excellence in their business practices, technology and operations. The association publishes best-practice reports and presents webinars on technology changes and their business and market impacts. It also presents events and awards and provides global certification and assessment programs to validate excellence and drive improvement. Aiming higher creates opportunity. Aiming higher brings risk. WTA is dedicated to helping its members seize the opportunities and manage the risks to find the paths to growth in a massively changing market.
