Telesat has signed a multi-year contract with Telesat to deploy its Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services.
Under its multi-orbit strategy, Viasat plans to integrate Telesat Lightspeed into its services portfolio for the aviation, maritime, enterprise and defence markets.
Aircrafts with the Viasat GM-40 antenna will be able to access the Telesat Lightspeed network when global services commence in late 2027.
Viasat and its airline customers will also be able to install next-generation electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) to access the advanced Telesat Lightspeed constellation.
Dan Goldberg, President and CEO of Telesat, said: “From inception, we designed Telesat Lightspeed with advanced capabilities to meet the demanding, secure, mission-critical requirements of enterprise and government users, with unprecedented flexibility in how our customers define, deliver, manage and monitor the quality of experience to their end users.
“We are honoured to be selected by Viasat – a global leader in satellite-delivered broadband solutions – as a LEO broadband connectivity provider, further validating the unique capabilities Telesat Lightspeed offers to enhance a service provider’s value proposition in the dynamic broadband connectivity market.”
