Telesat

https://www.telesat.com
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Telesat Corporation, also known as Telesat, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Canada. Founded in 1969, with approximately 1,060 employees, the company reported $298.9M in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It specializes in providing connectivity and distribution services. As a global satellite operator, Telesat offers services through its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, Telesat Lightspeed, which operates in Ka-band.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1969

Headcount

711

Headquarters

Canada

Primary Segment

Connectivity and distribution services

Ownership

Publicly Owned

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News Summary:

The Department of War (DoW) announced on September 10, 2026, that it is evolving its hybrid space architecture to ensure warfighting readiness against advanced threats, highlighting a new phase in defense satellite communications characterized by the convergence of government ownership and commercial innovation. Earlier the same day, Telesat LEO ULC, a subsidiary of Telesat, and Farcast successfully completed a collaborative technology demonstration program for advanced satellite user terminals. This follows Telesat's action on September 9, when it restored 25% of its commercial Lightspeed capacity, previously diverted to the fast-growing defense market, by greenlighting plans to expand its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to 225 satellites. The Canadian satellite operator initially expected to operate Lightspeed with 156 satellites, and this expansion aims to benefit enterprise and mobility users, including those in aviation.

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Telesat offers 2 products in the connectivity and cloud and media tech industries. Telesat's product portfolio comprises of enterprise connectivity services and connectivity and distribution services.

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Telesat's revenues were $298.9M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Telesat's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is media and broadcast satellite connectivity, which represents 100% of Telesat's revenue.

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Sep

16th

2026

08:03

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Telesat signs global landing station build agreement with SatPort

Telesat subsidiary Telesat LEO has signed a worldwide build-to-suite Master Services Agreement (MSA) with SatPort Infrastructure, provider of carrier-neutral ground infrastructure, to develop, build and host landing stations for the Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite network. The agreement will see SatPort deliver ground infrastructure to connect Telesat Lightspeed satellites to global terrestrial networks.

Telecompaper

Sep

16th

2026

06:30

Funding Activities, B2B Tag, Funding

ESA backs neXat-Led project to automate satellite backup for subsea cables

Multi-orbit satcom operations specialist neXat has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a €1.5 million project to automate satellite backup for submarine fibre networks. The company will work with satellite operator Telesat and telecoms infrastructure provider Colt Technology Services Belgium to design, build and field-demonstrate a system that detects submarine cable interruptions and switches affected traffic to satellite connectivity without manual intervention.

Broadcast & CableSat

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Funding Activities, B2B Tag, Funding

Europe to develop satellite backup for submarine cable networks

The new system is called CableShield. This being Europe, there are various layers of bureaucracy involved. Ultimately this an ESA thing, which is funding it to the tune of €1.5 million, but it comes under the Space Systems for safety and Security (4S) programme, within ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme.

Telecoms.com

Sep

14th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings, Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Partnerships, New Offerings

Top Satellite Operators Detail Pivots to Multi-Domain Strategies With Defense and AI

PARIS — Satellite operators find themselves at the intersection of sovereign space strategies, capabilities across multiple domains, and integration and collaboration with the tech ecosystem and AI. These issues drove the discussion between top satellite operators at World Space Business Week, a sign of how much the operator business has evolved from selling capacity to commercial markets.

Via Satellite

Sep

14th

2026

05:55

Capital Investment, Funding Activities, Events, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences, Funding, Investments

Canada Investment Summit prospectus lists four space opportunities

The federal government is asking global investors to help finance four Canadian space-sector projects as part of the Canada Investment Summit that opened in Toronto on Monday. One company though has a CapEx figure we haven’t see publicly yet which is of interest.

Spaceq

Sep

10th

2026

09:44

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Digital Transformation Initiatives

Rethinking SATCOM: A new framework for resilient, hybrid architectures

The Department of War (DoW) is evolving its hybrid space architecture (HSA) to ensure warfighting readiness against advanced peer and near-peer threats. Defense satellite communications are entering a new phase, defined by the convergence of government ownership and commercial innovation.

Telesat

Sep

10th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Telesat (TSX:TSAT): Is AI Unlocking A New Growth Chapter?

Highlights Telesat is drawing renewed attention following a fresh company development. The update ties directly into the broader ai stocks conversation on the TSX. Market watchers continue tracking how the story develops in the sessions ahead.

Kalkine Media Canada

Sep

10th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Farcast completes Telesat Lightspeed antenna technology demonstration milestone

Telesat LEO ULC, a subsidiary of Telesat Corporation, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup building advanced satellite user terminals, announced the successful completion of a collaborative technology demonstration program.

Cyprus Shipping News

Sep

10th

2026

06:30

Capital Investment, Investments

Carney Woos Investors With Data Centers, Mines and LNG Deals

By Thomas Seal, Brian Platt, and Christine Dobby Canada plans to show some of the world’s biggest investors a pitchbook laying out tens of billions of dollars’ worth of projects spanning data centers, advanced manufacturing, liquefied natural gas, ports and dozens of mines.

EnergyNow

Sep

9th

2026

18:24

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Facility Expansion

Telesat restores commercial Lightspeed capacity with more satellites

Telesat has effectively restored the 25% of commercial Lightspeed capacity it diverted to the fast-growing defense market by greenlighting plans to expand the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to 225 satellites. That’s good news for enterprise and mobility users, including in aviation, where Telesat sees “huge opportunities.” The Canadian satellite operator previously expected to operate Lightspeed with an initial 156 satellites, and use the cash flow from the network to fund its expansion.

Runway Girl Network

Sep

9th

2026

12:17

Awards and Recognitions, Award Wins

Telesat Named to the TSX30, Ranking Among the Top Performing Stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Telesat's entry onto the list underscores the company's robust TSX performance over a three-year period in the lead-up to the launch of Telesat Lightspeed Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Telesat Corporation (NASDAQ: TSAT) (TSX: TSAT), one of the world's largest and most innovative satellite operators, is pleased to announce that it has been named to this year's TSX30.

The Globe and Mail

Sep

9th

2026

09:25

Awards and Recognitions, Award Wins

Telesat named to the TSX30, ranking among the top performing stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Telesat Corporation, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announce that it has been named to this year’s TSX30. The TMX Group’s flagship annual ranking recognizes the top 30 performing companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange based on dividend-adjusted share price performance over a three-year period ending on June 30, 2026.

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Telesat's customers primarily consist of appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, telecoms and aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing companies. Examples of Telesat's customers include NASA, Panasonic and Bell Canada. Telesat has commercial and technical partners like Arabsat, Ciena and Nelco. Examples of Telesat's suppliers include Rohde & Schwarz, Vistance Networks and Netcracker Technology.

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