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Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest satellite operators, and Intellian, have announced a major contract award. Under the deal, Intellian will design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel User Terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Intellian is a global leading provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions.
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With this agreement, fully optimized Ka-band LEO flat panels for the Telesat Lightspeed network are being designed and manufactured. They will help the company to deliver high-speed throughput for markets. It will include fixed enterprise applications, wireless backhaul, government, land mobility and maritime connectivity.
AESA terminals driven expansion of Intellian’s portfolio
Intellian is trusted by customers worldwide, recognized for its exceptional reliability and quality. Their technical innovation and proprietary advancements in Active Electronically Scanning Arrays (AESA) flat panel User Terminals has driven the expansion of Intellian’s portfolio. It now features the latest groundbreaking Ka-band AESA technology.
Telesat Lightspeed customers will benefit from Intellian’s fully integrated approach to satellite connectivity User Terminal manufacturing. Produced in their state-of-the-art campus, these small form factor flat panels leverage specialized manufacturing techniques. And they are able to deliver exceptional performance with minimal weight and power consumption.
Enabling customers connect global network with ease and confidence
Edward Joannides, VP of Strategy & Business Development for Intellian commented: “We’re thrilled to partner with Telesat to develop flat panel antennas for the Telesat Lightspeed network. This is enabling reliable, high performing satellite connectivity for their customers across land, mobile, maritime, and government markets.
“This new AESA collaboration follows previously announced contract awards for parabolic reference terminals and the Gateway Antenna System program.”
Aneesh Dalvi, Vice President of Telesat Lightspeed Systems Development added “Our expanded collaboration with Intellian demonstrates our confidence in their ability to deliver cutting-edge technology that meets the mission-critical requirements that our customers trust Telesat to deliver.
“We’re committed to offering flexible solutions and the Intellian AESA will be an attractive option enabling customers to connect to our global network with ease and confidence.”
