Telsat, Airbus sign LEO MoU

Satellite operator Telesat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus SAS to collaborate on the integration of the Telesat Lightspeed low-Earth orbit (LEO) network within the Airbus HBCplus Ka-band solution portfolio.

Philippe Schleret, Vice President of Aviation for Telesat commented: “Our advanced, enterprise-class LEO network was designed from inception to meet the demanding requirements of inflight connectivity service providers with guaranteed committed information rates and SLAs.

“We’re excited to begin this important collaboration with Airbus to ensure our channel partners can seamlessly integrate Telesat Lightspeed services into their portfolios to deliver exceptional connectivity experiences to their customers as HBCplus Managed Service Providers.”

Airbus and Telesat will now be working together to address user terminal integration for HBCplus installations that are capable of providing Telesat Lightspeed services.

Tim Sommer, Head of Connected Aircraft at Airbus said: “We are very happy to partner with Telesat. The integration of the Telesat Lightspeed LEO network within the Airbus HBCplus solution will perfectly complement our current MEO & GEO offer. This partnership is a great opportunity to answer to the emerging demand for low latency connectivity, but also to contribute towards our multi orbit strategy for global coverage.” Inflight–Online