Province announces $109M for Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit satellite network

August 12, 2021 @ 4:36 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Ontario government has pledged $109.2 million to Telesat for their next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network. The funds will secure dedicated high-speed satellite bandwidth – 40 gigabits – for local internet service providers to purchase at reduced rates over the next five years. (Pauline Kerr Photo)
HANOVER – Ontario has pledged $109.2 million to Telesat for their next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network. Known as Telesat Lightspeed, the LEO satellite network is the largest space program ever undertaken in Canada. Telesat has committed $6.5 billion in capital investment to the project. On Aug. 6, many dignitaries were at Telesat’s Allan…
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