Award Recipients

Clarus Networks – connecting the world’s most challenging environments

Clarus Networks delivers managed satellite, wireless and enterprise network solutions for organisations operating where conventional infrastructure is limited, unreliable or unavailable. When it received a 2026 King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, it recognised more than a strong export performance. It recognised a Scottish company operating at the centre of a major shift in enterprise infrastructure: the move towards resilient, always-on connectivity for assets, people and operations that no longer sit neatly inside traditional network boundaries.

Founded in Scotland in 2014 by Derek and Debra Phillips, Clarus Networks has grown from a specialist connectivity provider into a managed enterprise infrastructure partner for organisations working in remote, mobile and infrastructure-constrained environments. Its customers operate across rail, maritime, offshore energy, renewables, construction, utilities, emergency services, broadcast media and other sectors where connectivity has a direct impact on safety, productivity, service delivery and customer experience.

That focus has translated into significant growth. Clarus has reported 941% revenue growth over a three-year period and has been recognised among the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, Megabuyte Emerging Stars, and FT1000 list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies. It now manages thousands of services across customer estates, including more than 4500 Starlink terminals at the time of writing, while continuing to support international deployments from its headquarters and Network Operations Centre in Scotland.

Growth built on operational resilience
The company’s expansion has been driven by a simple reality: modern organisations are more distributed, more data-led and more dependent on real-time systems than ever before. Vessels, depots, remote sites, mobile fleets, live production teams and field engineers all need dependable access to applications, communications and cloud platforms. When that access fails, the impact is not just technical. It can slow projects, disrupt operations, reduce visibility and create avoidable risk.

Clarus helps customers close that gap by designing, deploying and managing networks that combine satellite, wireless, cellular, SD-WAN, routing, security and service management. The business is services-led rather than hardware-led. Its value sits in integration, orchestration, governance and support: bringing multiple technologies together as one operational service, then managing that service throughout its lifecycle.

From Starlink adoption to multi-LEO strategy
A major part of Clarus’ recent expansion has been linked to the rapid development of low Earth orbit satellite communications. Starlink has changed expectations for remote and mobile operations by offering low-latency, high-throughput connectivity that can be deployed far faster than many traditional infrastructure options. As an authorised Starlink reseller, Clarus has helped move that technology from early adoption into everyday enterprise use across fixed sites, field operations, vessels, transport networks and live production environments.

Alongside its Starlink expertise, Clarus is also a OneWeb distributor and Amazon Leo partner, adding further capability within the LEO market. Starlink remains the most significant driver of recent customer adoption, but OneWeb and Amazon strengthen the company’s ability to design strategies around different coverage profiles, service requirements and operational environments.

The next phase is multi-LEO. With Starlink, OneWeb and Amazon Leo forming part of the wider landscape, Clarus is developing an approach where different LEO services can be designed, managed and orchestrated as one enterprise connectivity fabric. This matters because different regions, customer estates and use cases will not always be served best by one network alone. Coverage, capacity, commercial models, security requirements and cloud integration needs can vary by geography and application. A multi-LEO approach gives customers greater resilience, flexibility and choice, while reducing dependence on any single infrastructure path.

The control layer behind distributed operations
As LEO becomes mainstream enterprise infrastructure, customers need more than terminals. A single connection can be simple to manage, but a large estate across multiple countries, fleets, depots or field teams creates a different challenge. Organisations need visibility of service status, data usage, billing, incidents, performance and configuration across every location.

Clarus has invested in the tools, processes and operational capability needed to support that scale. Its centralised management capabilities help customers monitor services, manage data pools, understand usage patterns and identify issues before they become operational problems. Behind the technology sits a 24/7 Network Operations Centre and service management function, providing monitoring, escalation, support and ongoing optimisation.

This is where the company’s positioning is strongest. Clarus is not simply providing satellite access; it is helping customers manage the complexity created by heterogeneous infrastructure environments. As satellite bandwidth becomes more widely available, the value for enterprise customers increasingly sits in orchestration, failover, integration, security, cost control and governance. Clarus’ role is to make that complexity usable, manageable and resilient.

Supporting critical industries
The company’s customer base reflects the changing nature of critical communications. In transport, reliable connectivity can support passenger services, operational systems and communications across areas with poor terrestrial coverage. In maritime and offshore energy, it links vessels, platforms, crews and remote operations. In construction, utilities, emergency services and broadcast media, it enables connectivity for temporary sites, field teams, response vehicles and live workflows where fixed networks may be unavailable, delayed or disrupted.

Each sector has different pressures, but the common requirement is resilience. Clarus designs solutions to keep communications available, secure and manageable, often combining multiple networks, automatic failover and managed routing. Once embedded into operational workflows, that connectivity becomes part of the customer’s infrastructure, supporting longer-term adoption and deeper service relationships.

A Scottish base with global ambition
While Clarus now supports customers across international markets, its roots remain firmly in Scotland. Its headquarters, Network Operations Centre and core service teams continue to sit at the heart of the business, providing the expertise behind every deployment. The King’s Award for Enterprise is therefore both recognition of international trade and validation of the company’s approach: taking advanced UK connectivity capability into demanding markets around the world.

Looking ahead, demand for resilient managed connectivity is set to grow as industries become more mobile, distributed and data-dependent. With LEO innovation accelerating, multi-network orchestration becoming more important and enterprise customers seeking greater control over critical communications, Clarus is focused on giving organisations the visibility, confidence and support to operate wherever they need to be.

For the Clarus team, the King’s Award is a moment of pride. For its customers, it is reassurance that behind every service is a company committed to keeping operations connected where performance matters, infrastructure is limited and reliability cannot be left to chance.