Telesat, one of the world’s largest satellite operators and Intellian, a provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, announced a contract award for Intellian to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel User Terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.
As part of this agreement, fully-optimised Ka-band LEO flat plans for the Telesat network are being designed and manufactured, with the aim of delivering high-speed throughput for markets including fixed enterprise applications, wireless backhaul, government, land mobility and maritime connectivity.
Intellian’s advancements in Active Electronically Scanning Arrays (AESA) flat panel User Terminals have driven expansion of Intellian’s portfolio, featuring the latest Ka-band AESA technology.
Telesat Lightspeed customers will benefit from Intellian’s fully integrated approach to satellite connectivity User Terminal manufacturing. Manufactured in their campus, these small form factor flat panels utilised specialised manufacturing techniques to deliver high performance with minimal weight and power consumption.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Telesat to develop flat panel antennas for the Telesat Lightspeed network, 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,” said Edward Joannides, VP of Strategy and Business Development, Intellian.
“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,” added Aneesh Dalvi, Vice President of Telesat Lightspeed Systems Development.
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