Telesat Canada Announces Preliminary Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2018
OTTAWA, CANADA, April 16, 2018 – Telesat Canada (“Telesat”) today announced its preliminary estimates of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. All amounts are in Canadian dollars and reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted. Telesat’s preliminary estimates are being released in connection with a potential […]
Telesat Applauds Government of Ontario Support of Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation in Budget 2018
OTTAWA, CANADA, March 29, 2018 – Telesat Canada (Telesat) welcomes the Government of Ontario’s Budget 2018 commitment to support an investment of up to $20 million towards Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, now in development. The Budget 2018 commitment is a key component of Ontario’s goal of providing high performing broadband communications to […]
Optus Satellite to Begin Testing and Trials on Telesat’s Recently Launched Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite
Telesat’s LEO system is designed for communications companies like Optus that require flexible, high speed bandwidth for customers in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide Sydney, Australia and OTTAWA, Canada, March 8, 2018 – Optus Satellite, the leading satellite operator in Australia and New Zealand, and Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, announced today they will […]
Telesat Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2017
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 […]
