LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a constellation of up
to 108 low-earth-orbit communications satellites that will
provide the fastest, most secure and widest coverage data
network in the world, has announced that SKY Perfect JSAT
Corporation (SJC), Asia’s largest satellite operator and Japan’s
only provider of both multi-channel pay TV broadcasting and
satellite communications services has entered into an agreement
to invest in LeoSat. With this agreement, SJC will be the first
Asian satellite operator to pursue the development of low earth
orbit capabilities.
Entering into this investment, underlines SJC’s strong belief
in LeoSat and the unique attributes of its new low earth orbit
network architecture which utilizes inter-satellite laser links
to create an optical backbone in space, providing fiber-like
low-latency and gigabit per second data delivery. The investment
in LeoSat and the agreement to jointly market this new system
allows SJC to pursue new business opportunities in the data and
mobility markets in sectors such as telecommunications,
multinational enterprise, maritime and government services by
providing previously unavailable levels of network performance
combined with worldwide reach and allows the company to further
study the additional applications of low earth orbit
communications in pursuit of its global ambitions.
With the ever-growing demand to move large quantities of data
quickly and securely around the world there is an increasing
interest in the major performance advantages of communications
networks in low earth orbit (LEO). The unique features of
LeoSat’s system can be used for a number of applications, for
example to provide 4G and 5G satellite backhaul for the cellular
industry, give banks secured networks with their foreign
offices, provide enormous uploading bandwidth required for
energy and maritime operations, deliver critical back up for
emergency communications and enable Internet access and
connectivity for remote communities.
Mark Rigolle, CEO of LeoSat said: “We are thrilled that an
established company such as SJC, with a reputation for foresight
and diligence in the development of its technical capabilities
and business relationships has chosen to partner with LeoSat.
LeoSat’s low earth orbit constellation comes with a key set of
attributes which are already receiving significant attention
from both the commercial and government sectors, including lower
latencies, better data rates and increased security and
resilience. With the added-value of support from SJC, we
definitely see LeoSat’s faster than fiber, ultra-secure and
highly reliable global data solution as a game-changer”.
Koki Koyama, Senior Managing Executive Officer of SJC
commented: “SJC sees the strategic importance of aggressively
participating in the LEO/HTS business and we see the LeoSat
solution as a key opportunity to opening up new markets and
delivering business growth. With the current and future growth
of data traffic and the unique nature of the LeoSat system and
its focus on the business market, we believe there will be very
strong demand for the LeoSat solution. This investment and
development partnership with LeoSat will allow SJC to expand and
complement our existing GEO satellite services and beyond by
enabling us to respond to customer needs which are not being met
by today’s technology.”
