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Nelco and Telesat partner to
bring advanced LEO satellite network to India
30 September 2020
Nelco has entered into a
cooperation agreement with Telesat, a leading global
satellite operator that has been addressing complex
connectivity challenges for over 50 years. Nelco and
Telesat will collaborate on terrestrial facilities,
commercial distribution and regulatory frameworks to
offer Telesat LEO satellite connectivity in India.
Telesat LEO is a next generation
satellite constellation that leverages Telesat’s global,
priority Ka-band spectrum rights and patent-pending
architecture to fundamentally transform global
communications. Telesat LEO will help close the digital
divide in remote and challenging locations, accelerate
5G expansion, and set new levels of performance for
enterprise, telecom, mobility and government broadband
connectivity on land, air and sea. The Telesat LEO
constellation will provide complete coverage of India
and superior enterprise connectivity in the country,
subject to the necessary regulatory clearances.
The availability of the Telesat LEO
Network in India has the potential to provide
significant benefits in areas like 4G/5G backhaul,
mobile hotspots, distance education, telemedicine,
village connectivity, as well as maritime and inflight
connectivity. The open architecture, compliant with the
Metro Ethernet Forum standard, will simplify the
integration of Telesat LEO services with enterprise
networks, including Nelco infrastructure and service
offerings. Acting as a virtual fibre network, Telesat
LEO Layer 2 transport service can deliver hundreds of
Mbps to a terminal.
The Telesat LEO satellites
incorporate next-generation technologies, including:
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Data Processing in Space: Full digital
modulation, demodulation, and data routing occurs in
space, resulting in higher capacity and flexibility
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Phased Array Antennas: Sophisticated antennas on
each satellite with hopping and reconfigurable beams
scan the earth to provide full coverage and can
dynamically focus capacity precisely where required
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Optical Inter-satellite Links: Data can travel at
the speed of light from one satellite to another,
resulting in a fully interconnected global mesh network
in space.
Globally, the satellite
communications industry has been growing at a rapid pace
owing to advancements in technology, light touch
regulations and an increase in Internet traffic demands.
LEO satellites are poised to revolutionise the industry,
and with the prospective opening of the space sector in
India, Nelco, through its strategic relationship with
Telesat, plans to serve new market segments and
requirements for high-bandwidth, low latency
applications with Telesat LEO connectivity.
Speaking on this new development,
Mr. P J Nath, MD & CEO of NELCO said, “Considering the
huge potential for Satcom services growth in the country
in the coming years, we are continuously exploring the
latest satellite technologies to bring better value to
our customers and expand the market. We believe that our
partnership with Telesat will help in bringing LEO
satellites into the country, which has the potential to
revolutionise connectivity in the future”.
“We are honoured to collaborate
with Nelco, a highly innovative and respected enterprise
connectivity leader in India,” stated Michael Schwartz,
Telesat’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business
Development. “Telesat LEO’s secure, high throughput,
low-latency network will bring unsurpassed performance
and flexibility for enterprise applications and extend
the reach of terrestrial networks throughout India.”
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