Company Profile

Telesat Corporation, a satellite operator, provides mission-critical communications solutions to support the requirements of satellite users in Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Geostationary (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) segments. The company offers broadcast services, such as direct-to-home television, video distribution and contribution, and occasional use services; enterprise services, including telecommunication carrier and integrator, government, consumer broadband, resource, maritime and aeronautical, and retail and satellite operator services; and consulting services related to space and earth segments, government studies, satellite control services, and research and development. It also provides satellites for full-time transmission of television programming; and government services. In addition, the company offers satellite capacity and end-to-end services for data and voice transmission to telecommunications carriers and integrators; and space segment services and terrestrial facilities for enterprise connectivity, internet backhaul, and cellular backhaul, as well as rural telephony services to telecommunications carriers and network services integrators. Further, it provides direct-to-consumer broadband services; communications services to offshore, oil and gas, and mining industries; and installation and maintenance of the end user terminal, as well as the provision of satellite capacity and other network elements. Additionally, the company operates satellite and terrestrial networks that support enterprise and retail activities. It offers its services through a direct sales force. Telesat Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.