Telesat Applauds Government’s Support in Budget 2018 of LEO Satellite Constellations to Deliver Advanced Rural Broadband Services
OTTAWA, CANADA, February 28, 2018 – Telesat Canada (Telesat) welcomes the Government of Canada’s commitment in Budget 2018 to support investment in new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations for rural broadband communications. Budget 2018 proposes funding of $100 million over five years for the Strategic Innovation Fund, with a particular focus on supporting projects […]
OmniAccess to Begin Testing and Trials on Telesat’s Recently Launched Phase 1 LEO Satellite
Superior design of Telesat’s LEO system makes it ideal for serving high bandwidth needs of OmniAccess customers in superyacht and cruise segments OTTAWA, CANADA and PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, January 29, 2018 – Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, and OmniAccess, a leading supplier of integrated communications solutions to superyachts and cruise ships, announced today […]
Telesat Begins Deploying Its Global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellation with Successful Launch of Phase 1 Satellite
OTTAWA, CANADA, January 12, 2018 – Telesat announced today the successful launch of its first LEO satellite, an important milestone in the company’s plans to deploy a global LEO constellation that will revolutionize broadband communications services around the world. Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite was launched aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) operated by […]
Soyuz Failure Results in Loss of First Telesat Phase 1 LEO Satellite
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Eastern Russia, November 28, 2017 – Telesat learned this morning that the Soyuz 2 launch vehicle that was to place 19 spacecraft into orbit, including Telesat’s first Phase 1 LEO satellite, has failed. Notwithstanding this failure, Telesat’s plans to develop a state-of-the-art, high capacity LEO constellation that will deliver transformative, low latency, fiber-like […]
FCC Grants U.S. Market Access to Telesat for Its Global, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Constellation – Start of Telesat LEO Service Planned for 2021
OTTAWA, CANADA, November 7, 2017 – Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took bold action toward improving the availability of cost effective, fiber-like connectivity, both in the U.S. and worldwide. In a significant ruling, the FCC granted Telesat’s petition to access the U.S. market using Telesat’s soon to be deployed global LEO satellite […]
Sat Space Africa Contracts for Additional Telesat Capacity to Meet Growing Demand for High Performing Enterprise VSAT Networks Across Africa
OTTAWA, CANADA and WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA, November 6, 2017 – Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, today announced a significant expansion in their relationship with Sat Space Africa, a fast growing IP connectivity company with a large footprint across the continent, contracting for additional Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 12 VANTAGE satellite. The contract was signed […]
Telesat Reports Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
Telesat Welcomes Announcement of Funding to Improve Broadband in Canada’s North
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 18, 2017 – Telesat fully supports last week’s announcement by the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, of $50 million in funding from Canada’s Connect to Innovate program to improve high-speed broadband coverage for the communities of Nunavut. “Telesat applauds the determined steps the Government of Canada is […]
Telesat Signs Long Term Contract with Bell Canada for Telstar 19 VANTAGE HTS Capacity
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 15, 2017 – Telesat announced today that Bell Canada has signed a 15-year contract for substantially all of the HTS spot beam capacity over northern Canada on Telesat’s new Telstar 19 VANTAGE satellite. Bell Canada subsidiary Northwestel will use the capacity to dramatically enhance broadband connectivity for communities in Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost […]
Telesat Welcomes and Echoes Recommendations in the Space Advisory Board’s Report
OTTAWA, CANADA, August 21, 2017 – Telesat welcomes the release of the Space Advisory Board’s report: Canada’s Future in Space: What We Heard and is particularly pleased to see a number of important recommendations reflected in the report including, the need to establish a whole of government, new space policy for Canada that is funded […]
