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
…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
…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…
2025: A year of strong execution
…manufacturing in Quebec, Canada, where the Telesat Lightspeed satellites will be produced. The facility will be operational in early 2026. Telesat is targeting the launch of two Telesat Lightspeed Pathfinder…
Next-generation commercial SATCOM technology must be integrated into Canada’s global security infrastructure
…Telesat Lightspeed is that its orbit is higher than the LEO mega-constellations currently being launched. Telesat Lightspeed orbits range from 1,000 to 1,300 kilometres, as opposed to other LEO orbits…
A new level of secure satellite gateways for government users
…The customer also retains total control of the data encryption and decryption process for their data sent over the Telesat Lightspeed network. With Telesat Lightspeed, the “bent pipe” transport of…
Can SATCOM-as-a-Service models meet government security requirements?
…Lightspeed architecture includes redundant Data Centers and backup NOC/SOC/CSOC facilities to maintain full operational capabilities under the most extreme conditions. Telesat Lightspeed facilities will be interconnected with a global fiber…
Telesat Completes $2.54 Billion Funding Agreements for Telesat Lightspeed Satellite Constellation with Strong Government Backing
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
…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…