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Telesat vows to fight creditor lawsuits in Ontario and New York

| 01/26/2026 4:31 pm EST

Telesat vows to fight creditor lawsuits in Ontario and New YorkTelesat Corp. is promising to fight vigorously against a pair of lawsuits from Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, a creditor that filed suits against the Canadian satellite company in Ontario and New York courts on Jan. 21.  Wilmington alleges Telesat cannot repay...

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat’s horizons

| 09/02/2025 4:32 pm EDT

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat's horizonsOTTAWA—Some might think Dan Goldberg has his head in the clouds, but it’s actually thousands of kilometres above them. As CEO of Telesat Corp., he runs a network of satellites to connect all parts of Canada. That footprint is only going to get bigger when the company...

SpaceX launches satellites for international coverage

telecom | 01/03/2024 4:21 pm EST

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStarSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate...

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch

telecom | 09/11/2023 3:29 pm EDT

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launchTelesat Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a deal with Space...

Champagne announces network sharing agreement following Rogers outage

telecom | 09/07/2022 4:35 pm EDT

Champagne announces network sharing agreement following Rogers outageWednesday Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe...

Canadian LEOs challenge SpaceX’s offering, Gov. subsidy

telecom | 05/16/2022 7:04 pm EDT

Canadian LEOs challenge SpaceX's offering, Gov. subsidyPlayers in the low-earth orbit satellite (LEOs) space are casting doubt...

The Wire Report’s guide to the 2021 federal election 

Media | 08/17/2021 2:35 pm EDT

The Wire Report's guide to the 2021 federal election After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally called Sunday for a widely-expected election to take place on Sept. 20, the political machinery across Canada's parties has whirred into action, making promises and plans in the hopes of attracting voters. Here's your early guide...

ISED ‘repurposing’ 3800 MHz spectrum band, dismissing Telesat proposal

telecom | 05/21/2021 5:38 pm EDT

The federal government announced Friday it is repurposing the 3800 MHz spectrum band to support 5G services, with an auction to take place in early 2023.  The department of Innovation, Science and...

Telesat needs proceeds from 3800 MHz to compete: CEO

telecom | 03/11/2021 6:11 pm EST

Telesat needs proceeds from 3800 MHz to compete: CEOIf Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada doesn't approve Telesat Holdings Inc.'s proposal...

Telesat inks deal for high-speed modem chip for satellite broadband

telecom | 03/10/2021 4:10 pm EST

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced a new agreement with satellite communications technology developer SatixFy Israel Ltd. Wednesday morning, as Telesat moves towards launching its Lightspeed satellite...

Telesat announces LEOS constellation Lightspeed to launch in 2023

telecom | 02/09/2021 5:39 pm EST

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced today that the company will partner with French-Italian company Thales Alenia Space for the manufacture of post of its low-earth orbit satellite (LEOS) constellation,...

LEO satellite service pricing still uncertain, conference hears

telecom | 11/30/2020 6:28 pm EST

While much of the conversation about rural broadband in Canada has recently centered on low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the business is a very expensive one, with huge capital costs and...

Going public gives ‘more optionality’ for funding LEOS, Telesat CEO says

telecom | 11/24/2020 7:04 pm EST

LEO providers aiming to meet gov’t connectivity goals within 3 yearsA corporate restructuring that will see Telesat Holdings Inc. go public and...

LEO providers aiming to meet gov’t connectivity goals within 3 years

telecom | 11/18/2020 2:36 pm EST

Telesat Holdings Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) both said Tuesday they plan to provide broadband connectivity to remote and rural areas of Canada seven years ahead of the...

CIB, UBF to collaborate on projects that fall between market cracks

telecom | 11/13/2020 12:08 pm EST

CIB, UBF to collaborate on projects that fall between market cracksThe $2 billion Canadian Infrastructure Bank rural broadband fund will seek...

Telecoms object to Telesat’s proposal to auction 3800 MHz spectrum

telecom | 11/10/2020 5:48 pm EST

Telesat CEO Dan GoldbergA number of Canadian wireless providers have objected to a proposal that could allow satellite operator Telesat Holdings Inc. to sell off part of the 3800 MHz spectrum,...

Feds boost Universal Broadband Fund by $750M

telecom | 11/09/2020 12:57 pm EST

Feds boost Universal Broadband Fund by $750MThe federal government announced the launch of its long-awaited Universal Broadband Fund Monday morning,...

Broadcaster pushes for new multilingual channel as COVID lobbying continues

Media | 07/14/2020 3:33 pm EDT

Broadcaster pushes for new multilingual channel as COVID lobbying continuesAn Ontario-based ethnic broadcaster lobbying the government for funding to...

U.K. government-led consortium scuppers Telesat’s reported bid for OneWeb

telecom | 07/03/2020 4:38 pm EDT

A reported bid by Ottawa-headquartered satellite service provider Telesat Holdings Inc. to acquire competitor OneWeb has been unsuccessful, with a consortium including the U.K. government and Indian...

Telesat hires new CFO

telecom | 12/12/2019 3:40 pm EST

Telesat hires new CFOSatellite service provider Telesat Holdings Inc. has named Andrew Browne as its new chief financial officer on Thursday, following the retirement of Michel Cayouette. ...

Some consumers uncertain about wholesale competitor quality: Comp Bureau

telecom | 08/07/2019 11:00 am EDT

Some consumers uncertain about wholesale competitor quality: Comp BureauDespite being “impressed” by the competitive presence of wholesale-based internet competitors, the Competition Bureau said there’s still a bit of uncertainty about how...

Telesat to detail supplier contracts for LEO constellation this year

telecom | 08/01/2019 7:09 pm EDT

A week after Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced an $85-million investment and a memorandum of understanding that tips as much as $600 million in federal government investments over the next...

‘Many’ in the North to get 50 Mbps+ speeds: Bains

telecom | 07/24/2019 8:01 pm EDT

'Many' in the North to get 50 Mbps+ speeds: BainsOTTAWA — As part of its strategy to tackle rural broadband in Canada,...

FCC says Kepler can access U.S. market

telecom | 11/16/2018 4:16 pm EST

FCC says Kepler can access U.S. marketThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a request by Canadian satellite operator Kepler...

Northwestel boosting speeds threefold in October

telecom | 09/17/2018 5:00 pm EDT

Northwestel boosting speeds threefold in OctoberBCE Inc.’s Northwestel says it will begin providing internet service at speeds three times as fast as...

Broadcasters’ association, Corus, add new lobby registrations

Media | 08/24/2018 11:33 am EDT

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters registered to lobby the federal government on its review of the Copyright Act in July, which was otherwise a sleepy month in telecom and media government...

LEO projects promise rural, remote broadband in just a few years

telecom | 07/27/2018 3:16 pm EDT

LEO projects promise rural, remote broadband in just a few yearsThree years after a number of big companies first announced they would...

Telesat launches satellite said to improve Nunavut internet speeds

telecom | 07/23/2018 2:58 pm EDT

Telesat launches satellite said to improve Nunavut internet speedsTelesat Holdings Inc. said Monday that the launch of its new Telstar 19...

Telesat loses LEO satellite after launch

telecom | 11/28/2017 6:15 pm EST

Telesat loses LEO satellite after launchOttawa-based Telesat Holdings Inc. announced the loss of the first in an initial constellation of low...

FCC grants access to U.S. market for Telesat LEO satellite service

telecom | 11/07/2017 5:46 pm EST

FCC grants access to U.S. market for Telesat LEO satellite serviceTelesat Holdings Inc. will be allowed to offer internet service based on its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites in the United States market, the company said in a press release...

Connect to Innovate funding announced for Nunavut

telecom | 09/14/2017 4:36 pm EDT

Connect to Innovate funding announced for NunavutTwenty-five Nunavut communities are the targeted beneficiaries of the latest round of Connect to Innovate...

NGSO framework released

telecom | 06/06/2017 3:36 pm EDT

Applications for non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) systems will be accepted again as of June 26, following the release of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada’s new framework for licensing the low-earth orbit systems. In a decision posted online Monday, the...

Canadian, int’l satellite providers at odds on NGSO licensing

telecom | 04/24/2017 8:26 pm EDT

Canadian satellite companies are asking Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to ensure a level playing field with their international competition when it comes to the licensing...

Blais can name panels: Federal Court of Appeal

Media | 10/24/2016 9:33 pm EDT

TORONTO — A panel of Federal Court of Appeal justices dismissed an application from former CRTC commissioner Raj Shoan challenging the authority of chairman Jean-Pierre Blais to name commissioners to panels. Following a...

New satellites to improve Internet access in North, companies say

telecom | 04/13/2016 9:21 pm EDT

As-yet-unlaunched satellites will make more Internet capacity available at a lower cost in rural and remote areas, satellite providers told the CRTC Wednesday, on the third day of its three-week hearing into what basic telecom services should be available to all Canadians. Telesat Holdings Inc., which sells satellite services to telecommunications companies, said that high-throughput satellite (HTS) technology “increases capacity by an order of magnitude, while leading to lower prices. For...

Shoan asks court to limit Blais’ ability to name CRTC panels

Media | 10/23/2015 8:45 pm EDT

Commissioner Raj Shoan has brought another case against the CRTC to court, asking the Federal Court of Appeal to limit the ability of the CRTC chairman to assign commissioners to panels that make...

SSi to invest $75M in Nunavut Internet

telecom | 09/25/2015 2:03 pm EDT

SSi Micro Ltd.  announced Wednesday it is investing $75 million toward providing and improving Nunavut’s broadband infrastructure. It said in a press release that the investment will soon benefit consumers, business,...

CRTC looking into Telesat pricing

telecom | 04/09/2015 7:08 pm EDT

The CRTC has launched a public consultation to review a price ceiling on some services provided by satellite operator Telesat Holdings Inc. In a press release, the regulator said commissioner Candice Molnar had, in a report...

Telesat raises revenue, lowers loss in Q1

telecom | 05/01/2014 5:37 pm EDT

Canadian satellite operator Telesat Holdings Inc. reported Thursday that it saw higher revenue and lower losses in the first quarter compared to a year earlier. The company said in a press release that revenue was up 11 per cent...