Telesat and Newtec Successfully Complete Over-The-Air Testing on Telesat’s First LEO Satellite

Newtec’s high-throughput modems achieved flawless operation, delivering highly reliable services with no packet loss under high Doppler conditions SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 8 October 2018 – Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, today announced its modems have become the first to be successfully tested over-the-air on Telesat’s inaugural Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite was launched on January 12, 2018, and the company is now… Source: RealWire http://www.realwire.com/releases/Telesat-and-Newtec-Successfully-Complete-Over-The-Air-Testing