TAMPA, Fla. — Telesat has gained access to more land across Canada to set up landing stations ahead of plans to deploy pathfinders for its Lightspeed broadband constellation in December.
The Canadian operator said March 10 it acquired sites in Estevan, Saskatchewan and Papineauville in Quebec, and leased land in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, for stations that would route data between the satellites and major fiber and internet exchange points.
Additional sites are set to be contracted in the coming months as the company targets the start of initial global services in 2027, according to Telesat chief network and information officer Asit Tandon.
