Telesat Demonstrates Advanced Broadband Communications Services in the North
Demonstrations in Iqaluit support Telesat’s “Arctic Communications Infrastructure Initiative” in which Telesat proposed a $40 million investment to bring broadband communications to the North as part of public/private partnership IQALUIT, NUNAVUT, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 – Telesat, Canada’s premiere satellite operator, is conducting live demonstrations this month in Iqaluit to illustrate how today’s satellite services […]
Telesat Demonstrates Advanced Broadband Communications Services in the North – Inuktitut version
Telesat Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2012
2012 – A Year of Major Anniversaries for Telesat and the Global Satellite Communications Industry
OTTAWA, CANADA, July 23, 2012 – Telesat, a leading global satellite services operator, today is marking the anniversaries of two programs that were historic achievements in satellite communications: 50 years ago today Telstar 1, built by Telesat’s predecessors at AT&T and Bell Labs, delivered the first live satellite TV transmission between Europe and North America […]
Telesat’s Nimiq 6 Satellite Begins Commercial Service
Nimiq 6 to Provide Broad Range of Video Services across Canada for Bell TV OTTAWA, CANADA, June 15, 2012 – Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator, announced today the start of commercial service on its new Nimiq 6 satellite. The entire capacity of Nimiq 6 is contracted for 15 years to Bell TV, […]
Telesat Canada Announces Completion of the Redemption of Its Outstanding 11.0% Senior Notes
OTTAWA, CANADA, June 14, 2012 – Telesat Canada (“Telesat”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat Holdings Inc., announced today the completion of the redemption of all of its outstanding 11.0% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Senior Notes”) issued under an indenture dated as of June 30, 2008. The total aggregate redemption price paid in respect of […]
Panasonic Signs Contract for Capacity on Atlantic Ocean Beam of Telesat’s Telstar 11N Satellite
Build out of high speed mobile network over North Atlantic positions Panasonic to continue expanding in-flight broadband and TV services to commercial airlines OTTAWA, CANADA, June 13, 2012 – Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator, announced today that Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has […]
Telesat and Astrium Team to Provide Canadian Federal Agencies with Access to Advanced Satellite Communications Solutions
OTTAWA, CANADA, May 31, 2012 – Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, and Astrium Services, through its Telecom Governmental Division, announced today that they are combining capabilities to meet the growing satellite communications needs of Canada’s federal agencies. “Telesat and Astrium are able to offer Canadian government customers a combination of experience, quick response and […]
Telesat Awarded X-band Services Contract to Support Government of Canada’s Growing Satellite Communications Needs
OTTAWA, CANADA, May 31, 2012 – Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Shared Services Canada (SSC) to facilitate the provisioning of X-band satellite communications and associated services around the world to SSC partner and client departments. The contract was awarded to Telesat by Public Works and […]
Telesat Canada Announces Completion of Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 11.0% Senior Notes
OTTAWA, CANADA, May 29, 2012 – Telesat Canada (“Telesat”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”), announced today the completion of its tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of its outstanding 11.0% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Senior Notes”) issued under an indenture dated as of June 30, 2008 (the […]
