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Telesat promises ‘most advanced’ LEO network with Lightspeed

February 10, 2021

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Canadian satellite operator Telesat is joining the battle for low-earth-orbit-based broadband services, announcing today that it has selected a vendor to manufacture the nearly 300 LEO satellites that will form the initial basis for its new Lightspeed LEO network.

Thales Alenia Space will build the 298 satellites which will be integrated with an “advanced ground network.” Telesat said that the Lightspeed network will be “optimized to serve the fast-growing broadband connectivity requirements of fixed and mobile network operators, aeronautical and maritime users, enterprise customers and governments.”

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