Telesat, TIM Brasil Test Satellite-Based 4G Backhaul

Telesat and Brazil's TIM Brasil completed in-orbit 4G mobile data backhaul testing using Telesat's Phase 1 low earth orbit satellite, Telesat said Thursday. It said it achieved an average of 38 milliseconds of round-trip latency. Telesat said the testing demonstrates the ability of its forthcoming Lightspeed constellation to bring backhaul connectivity to underserved regions.