Telesat, also known as Telesat Corporation, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Canada. Founded in 1969, it operates with approximately 600 employees and reported $298.9M in revenue as of 2025. The company is recognized as a tier 1 media tech buyer. As a provider of connectivity and distribution services, Telesat is one of the largest global satellite operators, offering Telesat Lightspeed, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network operating in Ka-band.
Telesat Corporation called its annual general meeting of shareholders for June 3, 2026, to be held in a virtual-only format via live audio webcast, also implementing a notice-and-access system for investors. Previously, on April 27, Ricardo Pellicciari was scheduled to speak on behalf of Telesat at the M360 LATAM GSMA regional event on May 13, discussing how Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s next-generation low-Earth orbit satellite network, aims to meet future connectivity needs. Earlier, on April 24, a Telesat team planned to attend the APSAT International Conference, an Asia-Pacific event for satellite operators and service providers, to discuss its Lightspeed advanced enterprise-class LEO network.
Telesat's customers primarily consist of aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, telecoms and appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing companies. Examples of Telesat's customers include Panasonic, Bell Canada and NASA. Telesat has commercial and technical partners like Ciena, Nelco and Arabsat. Examples of Telesat's suppliers include Kaon Media, Vistance Networks and Intellian Technologies.