Telesat

Telesat ( Telesat Canada) is a Canadian satellite communications company based in Ottawa, Ontario and other locations in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Brazil. The company is the fourth largest satellite operators worldwide.

History

Telesat

The Telesat Canada was founded on May 2, 1969 is part of the Bell Canada Society. On 31 October 2007 were handed over to Telesat all shares of Loral Skynet, which were fused into a provider through a contract worth 3.25 billion Canadian dollars. Telesat was a company whose main shareholders are indirectly by the Treaties, the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications Inc.

Telesat launched Anik A1 satellite with the 1972 first national communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit. 1978, the first transmitted in the Ku- band satellite was launched in 1981 brought for the first time two satellites into geostationary common position. As of 1996, the company offers Internet services via satellite.

Telesat Canada provides the signals from the two major DBS providers in Canada: Bell ExpressVu and Star Choice, and in addition more than 200 Canadian television station.

Loral Skynet

The American satellite operator Loral Skynet was established in 1962 as a subsidiary of American Telephone & Telegraph (AT & T) and was later a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. The company started in 1962 with Telstar 1 satellite and its first operational later by many more that were also launched under the name Telstar.

Services

The satellite by Telesat Canada to serve the direct reception of radio and television signals by satellite a variety of TV and radio channels are transmitted. Due to the two major DBS satellite signals are broadcast. The Bell TV and Shaw Direct, with more than 200 TV stations. Telesat 's Anik F2 supplied many people with high-speed Internet in Canada ( Xplorenet ) and the USA ( WildBlue ). Among the customers of Telesat Canada include the users of Loral Skynet, including HBO, Disney Channel, Cable & Wireless, Singapore Telecom, Connexion by Boeing, Global Crossing, BT North America, Globecomm Systems, UPC and China Central Television.

Satellite fleet

Telesat is now the fourth largest company in the satellite business. The company currently operates a total of 14 of its own satellites in Earth orbit satellites in addition also other companies.