From HyC, Héctor Prieto has cooperated with a number of operators in Europe and Latin America on strategy aspects related to TV services, and has on a number of occasions oriented to gain time to market for the launch of Digital services.

Among other operators, Hector has been working directly with ONO, Jazztel, VTR, T-Online, ISH and R. Until 2002 Hector was responsible of the Digital Development in ONO, the biggest Cable Operator in Spain. During that period he was also acting as Digital Technology Responsible for ISH in Germany.

He has modelled DTV business plans for cable, he has also built the teams for digital integration and project management in both companies, covering all phases of the digital platform deployment: design, selection, integration and testing.

Previously he worked for the Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT for 6 years, being responsible of new technology projects and standardisation at the time when the DVB Forum was emerging.

He started his professional career in the European Space Agency, in Holland. He has a Master Degree in Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.