Telesat's Telstar 19 Operational, to Provide Broadband Connectivity Services

Telesat's Telstar 19 Vantage high-throughput satellite is in commercial service from its orbital slot at 63 degrees west, the company said Monday. The Ku- and Ka-band satellite was launched July 22 from Cape Canaveral and will target consumer, enterprise and mobility markets in the Americas and Atlantic, it said. Hughes signed a 15-year agreement to access Telstar 19 Ka-band capacity for its own broadband satellite customers in South America, and Bell Canada will use the satellite's northern Canada Ka-band capacity for broadband connectivity in the Nunavut territory, Telesat said.