Government Cybersecurity and Connectivity Contract

Satellite operator Telesat and government connectivity supplier Artel announced the signing of Artel’s Master Services Agreement (MSA) for Telesat Lightspeed services.

The MSA follows a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding, where the companies began a technical and commercial collaboration to integrate secure, low-latency Telesat Lightspeed connectivity into Artel’s value-added services portfolio.

“As the first reseller distribution partner for providing Telesat Lightspeed services to the U.S. government, we will ensure our customers have access to the most anticipated, advanced LEO constellation available”, stated Paul Domorski, Artel CEO.

The enterprise-class Telesat Lightspeed network will offer ubiquitous, multi-gigabit-per-second links with guaranteed SLA’s for mission-critical government connectivity. Sophisticated security and protection elements are built into the Telesat Lightspeed design, including jam resistance, low probability of intercept and Layer 2 data encryption.  The advanced network will also meet the Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment Program cybersecurity standards.