The C-Band Alliance, or CBA, was established by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and
Telesat to implement the safe and efficient clearing and repurposing of C-band spectrum, supporting the United States in its goal of leadership in 5G deployment and innovation.
The joint Canada-Israel innovation project will combine
Telesat's and Gilat's engineering capabilities to do live testing, using Gilat modem technology, over the
Telesat Phase-1 LEO satellite launched earlier this year.
GEO satellites have been good to
Telesat.
Telesat's 15 GEOs and GEO-related services contribute almost $1 billion annually to the Ottawa company's coffers, making it the fourth largest fixed satellite service operator (based on revenues) in the world.
The actions are driven by
Telesat's 2017 refinancing risk: US$900 million senior unsecured notes, due May 2017, and $640 million credit facilities ($140 million revolver and $500 million Term Loan A), due Mar 2017.
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a provider of commercial satellites, announced on Wednesday that it has been selected to build a powerful, high throughput communications satellite for
Telesat, a top satellite operator.
As part of the deal, the Canadian funds will take over Canadian satellite communications company
Telesat Holdings Inc for about USD7bn.
said Thursday it has won its first order for the launch of a commercial satellite from Canadian satellite operator
Telesat.
(MHI) has received an order from
Telesat, a leading global satellite operator headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, to provide launch services for
Telesat's new state-of-the-art Telstar 12 VANTAGE satellite.
Japanese electronics firm Panasonic's (OTC: PCRFY) US-based Panasonic Avionics Corp unit said that it has significantly enhanced the coverage and capacity of its in-flight connectivity service over South America through the use of
Telesat's new Anik G1 satellite.
with Angola-based satellite telecoms provider Global
Telesat.
The Yamal-300K
telesat will joint the network of Russian energy giant Gazprom's telecoms branch Gazprom Space Systems (GSS).