Telesat awards contract to Intellian to design and supply gateway antennas for the Telesat Lightspeed network
23 October 2024 - 10:00PM
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most
innovative satellite operators, and Intellian, a leading provider
of feature-rich, future-proof satellite communications solutions,
today announced a contract award for Intellian to design, supply,
install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing
Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
constellation.
Intellian’s 4-meter Gateway Antenna System has been meticulously
engineered to optimize tracking precision and high gain performance
for LEO satellites and durability in all weather conditions. Built
to withstand the harshest environments without the need for
radomes, the Gateway Antenna System not only enhances RF
efficiency, it also reduces long-term maintenance and energy
costs.
The Telesat Lightspeed Landing Stations play a crucial role in
the delivery of Telesat’s enterprise-class services. Each Landing
Station will be equipped with multiple Intellian Gateway Antennas,
as well as baseband, network, and control systems. These stations
will route customer data to Points-of-Presence for telecom
networks, internet, and cloud services, and will also facilitate
private interconnections for customer networks.
Eric Sung, CEO at Intellian Technologies Inc said: "Our
collaboration with Telesat has been exceptional, and the
resulting Gateway Antenna Systems are a fascinating
addition to our portfolio. Seeing how our heritage and experience
in delivering innovative design solutions transitioned over to
gateway antennas has been very rewarding. This evolution with
Telesat solidifies the crucial role we play within the satellite
communications ecosystem even more.”
“Intellian has been a valued partner in flight operations and
testing programs with Telesat’s LEO demonstration satellites; their
proven performance and innovation makes Intellian an ideal partner
for our advanced LEO satellite program,” said Aneesh Dalvi, Vice
President for Telesat Lightspeed Systems Development. “Intellian’s
engineering excellence and state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities were key drivers in this contract award. We have the
right partner to ensure that our global terrestrial infrastructure
is deployed and integrated with our space assets to deliver
services globally in 2027.”
About Telesat
Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and
industry-leading customer service, Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT)
is one of the largest and most innovative global satellite
operators. Telesat works collaboratively with its customers to
deliver critical connectivity solutions that tackle the world’s
most complex communications challenges, providing powerful
advantages that improve their operations and drive profitable
growth.
Continuously innovating to meet the connectivity demands of the
future, Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s state-of-the-art Low
Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, has been optimized to meet the
rigorous requirements of telecom, government, maritime and
aeronautical customers. Telesat Lightspeed will redefine global
satellite connectivity with ubiquitous, affordable, high-capacity
links with fibre-like speeds. For updates on Telesat, follow us on
X, LinkedIn, or visit www.telesat.com.
About Intellian Technologies, Inc
Intellian is driven by a passion for innovation and an agile
responsiveness to customer needs. As the crucial link between
satellite networks and millions of people on Earth, Intellian’s
leading technology and antennas empower global connectivity across
oceans and continents, organizations and communities. Strategic
thinking, an obsession with quality and a proven ability to deliver
enables Intellian to invent for the future, creating mutual success
for partners and customers as the world’s connectivity needs
evolve. For more information, follow @Intellian and visit
intelliantech.com.
Intellian Technologies Inc. is listed on the Korean Stock
Exchange, KOSDAQ (189300:KS).
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Corporation’s current expectations and are subject to a number of
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond Telesat
Corporation’s control, are difficult to predict, and could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
forecasted in the forward-looking statements. There are numerous
risks and uncertainties associated with Telesat’s business and the
Telesat Lightspeed constellation. Known risks and uncertainties
include but are not limited to: inflation and rising interest
rates; Telesat’s ability to meet the funding conditions of its
funding agreements with the Government of Canada and Government of
Quebec; technological hurdles, including our and our contractors’
development and deployment of the new technologies required to
complete the constellation in time to meet our schedule, or at all;
the availability of services and components from our and our
contractors’ supply chains; competition; risks associated with
domestic and foreign government regulation, including access to
sufficient orbital spectrum to be able to deliver services
effectively and access to sufficient geographic markets in which to
sell those services; Telesat’s ability to develop significant
commercial and operational capabilities; risks associated with
operating satellites and providing satellite services, including
satellite construction or launch delays, launch failures, in-orbit
failures or impaired satellite performance; and volatility in
exchange rates. The foregoing list of important factors is not
exhaustive. Investors should review the other risk factors
discussed in Telesat Corporation’s annual report on Form 20-F for
the year ended December 31, 2023, that was filed on March 28, 2024,
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at the System
for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”), and may
be accessed on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/ and
SEDAR’s website at https://www.sedarplus.ca/ as well as our
subsequent reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC and also
available on SEDAR.
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