Telesat Lightspeed to Receive $400 Million Investment from the Government of Québec

…Alenia Space as prime contractor for Lightspeed and its recently completed $600 million partnership with the Government of Canada to affordably bridge Canada’s digital divide through Telesat Lightspeed. Telesat Lightspeed

Telesat Contracts MDA as Prime Satellite Manufacturer for Its Advanced Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit Constellation

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Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) program. Telesat also announced that Telesat Lightspeed is now fully funded through global service delivery taking into account the company’s own equity contribution, certain vendor…

Secure, resilient and accessible: How Telesat Lightspeed pairs with DoD standards

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…are some of the protection elements that Telesat Lightspeed offers: Cover: Telesat Lightspeed supports the use of user Layer 2 encryption approaches, including NSA-certified Ethernet Data Encryption. Traffic flow security:…

Telesat to Redefine Global Broadband Connectivity with Telesat Lightspeed, the World’s Most Advanced Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Network

…have made a Lightspeed capacity commitment in connection with the agreement. Telesat and Thales Alenia Space have engaged in substantial and sustained collaboration on Lightspeed’s innovative design.  Specifically, Lightspeed has…

Telesat Completes $2.54 Billion Funding Agreements for Telesat Lightspeed Satellite Constellation with Strong Government Backing

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Version française Telesat Lightspeed program will create and sustain thousands of high-quality Canadian jobs and deliver billions of dollars of investment in the Canadian economy MONTREAL, CANADA – September 13,…

Why the Telesat Lightspeed network is so efficient

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Lightspeed network facilitate the seamless integration of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) into terrestrial ones. Telesat Lightspeed will be MEF 3.0 certified, streamlining the fusion of LEO networks with terrestrial counterparts. This…

Momentum on Telesat Lightspeed Accelerates

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…efficient communication between the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and the Landing Stations. The Telesat Lightspeed constellation is designed to deliver global, high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity for enterprise…

Telesat to receive $1.44 billion through Government of Canada investment, a major milestone towards completing the financing of Telesat Lightspeed

Version française Telesat Lightspeed will bridge the digital divide, create hundreds of new high-quality jobs in Canada, spur domestic investment and exports, and ensure Canada is at the forefront of…

Telesat Selects Calian to Develop and Deploy Element Management System for Telesat Lightspeed Network

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…a significant milestone as we push toward the launch of the Telesat Lightspeed network.” Calian’s EMS technology will play a crucial role in the network operations for Telesat Lightspeed, the…

How Telesat Lightspeed can serve as a bridge to IRIS²

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…be operational is 2031. That is where Telesat Lightspeed, one of the world’s most innovative LEO satellite constellations, could play a role in complementing the IRIS² mission. Telesat Lightspeed is…