Mier Comunicaciones is demonstrating how local Spanish companies in the telecommunications industry can position themselves on the international stage.

Mier Comunicaciones was founded 50 years ago as a family firm in La Garriga, Barcelona. The company is a member of ProEspacio, the Spanish Association of Space Industries, through which it has accessed major European scientific projects. It specializes in designing and manufacturing on-board satellite equipment and is part of the select group of companies involved in European Space Agency (ESA) missions such as those to study climate change and to improve communications around the world. Everyday services such as weather forecasting and digital thermometers are available today thanks to these missions.

 The company also develops high frequency and microwave technologies used for transmitting digital television and mobile telephone signals. Its technological solutions have played an important role in the deployment of digital TV, which now has 99% percent coverage across Spain.

Facilitating the Transition
Digital terrestrial television is the next evolution in TV signal technology, replacing analog. Digital transmission offers a number of improvements: a greater number of channels can be transmitted with higher quality sound and images, and it allows for the incorporation of interactive TV services.

Mier Comunicaciones, chaired by Pedro Mier, is a world leader in the supply of low- and medium-power digital TV broadcasting equipment. To date, it has supplied more than 25,000 pieces of equipment in more than 35 countries throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. For example, the company’s technology has…

Spanish wines have managed to win over 25.6 million consumers in Germany, United Kingdom, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. These five countries account for the majority of Spanish wine exports, which are currently trying to diversify their sales towards Asia and America. The figures have been produced by the Spanish Wine Market Observatory (OeMv), which surveyed 4,527 consumers in the leading global markets.

Among other figures, the study entitled, ‘Reputation of Spanish wines in leading world markets’ gives Spanish wines a score of 5.9 out of 10, behind Italy with 6.5 points and France with 7.3 points.

To try and reverse this situation, the sector has proposed promoting the Made in Spain brand around the world. Spain’s Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs has announced that it has approved an investment of €106.7 million to manage 932 programs to promote Spanish wine in non-EU countries using Common Market Organization (OCM) funds.