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Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world\u2019s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading pan-African technology group, today announced a strategic cooperation agreement to explore reciprocal go-to-market strategies to bring Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the agreement, the companies will closely collaborate on the commercial and technical aspects of integrating the Telesat Lightspeed enterprise-grade, high-throughput, low-latency satellite network with Liquid\u2019s global value-added services network. This integration can enable the expansion of Liquid\u2019s enterprise portfolio offerings, including next-generation cloud services, managed security services, business Wi-Fi and data center connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, Telesat will explore combining Liquid\u2019s landing stations, Points of Presences (PoPs), site hosting, management services, and fibre network as part of its global terrestrial infrastructure that seamlessly integrates with the Telesat Lightspeed satellite network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLiquid\u2019s terrestrial infrastructure in Africa is second to none, from the largest fibre network spanning over 100,000 kilometers to state-of-the-art teleports and access to diverse points-of-presence within the continent,\u201d said Glenn Katz, Telesat\u2019s Chief Commercial Officer. \u201cWe\u2019re eager to explore the synergies between both of our company\u2019s offerings, with confidence that we will establish a \u2018win-win\u2019 for our organizations and the future of connectivity for Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTelesat Lightspeed will be the world\u2019s most advanced LEO network, delivering the enterprise-grade, fibre-like connectivity that Africa\u2019s massively underserved market needs,\u201d said Scott Mumford, Liquid Satellite Services CEO. \u201cIntegrating ubiquitous, multi-gigabit per second links with guaranteed SLA\u2019s from Telesat Lightspeed will enable Liquid to expand their award-winning services via an untethered network in the sky, and deliver expanded service offerings to our customers not possible through the current satellite-based offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement opens the door for a collaborative approach to LEO terrestrial development. Moving forward, Telesat and Liquid Intelligent Technologies will work together to determine how each company\u2019s industry-leading technologies can integrate with the other to better serve the African continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"