Sonardyne Wins in Innovation for 6G
Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its 6G underwater product range. Announced yesterday, Monday 21st April, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognises and encourages commercial success resulting from outstanding innovative achievements by businesses in the UK. These are conferred by HM Queen Elizabeth II, on advice of the Prime Minister, and are the highest award a UK business can receive.
Launched in 2010, Sonardyne’s award winning 6G (Sixth Generation) technology platform was judged to have addressed users’ needs for underwater technology that is low risk, versatile and easy to use. Its performance over the previous generation technology can be likened to the difference between analogue and digital mobile telecommunications. 6G products have made an impact on diverse subsea operations around the world and, in 2013/14, were exported to 55 different countries.
“We are immensely proud and honored to have won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation with our ground-breaking development of 6G,” said John Ramsden, Sonardyne’s Managing Director. “When we set out down the path towards 6G, we wanted to develop a family of products that would maximize operational efficiencies and, at the same time, simplify use and minimize costs for our clients. Four years of export success, culminating in this prestigious award, is recognition of our achievements. 6G has brought tangible benefits wherever it has been put to work and is helping to redefine the way in which we explore our oceans and realise our global energy needs.”