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Ensuring rural Canadians have Internet access
Telesat and the Government of Canada have partnered to provide affordable high-speed Internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada
Satellite communications company Telesat and the Government of Canada have partnered, aiming to provide access to affordable high-speed Internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada via the development of Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation.
The partnership is expected to generate $1.2 billion (CAD) in revenue for Telesat over 10 years, which includes a contribution of up to $600M (CAD) from the government.
The digital divide is (still) real
In Canada, 2.3 million households do not have access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet (which has been described as a human right). This is due in part to the high cost of installing fiber-optic cables and other mainstream broadband technologies in remote areas.
Affordable and reliable high-speed Internet has been described as a human right
Telesat LEO is a satellite constellation of satellites in low-earth-orbit (~1,000 km from earth; ~35 times closer than…
