Telesat invests US$5M in Farcast to co-develop flat‑panel user terminals for Lightspeed

Telesat is investing US$5 million in San Francisco‑based Farcast to co‑develop integrated flat‑panel user terminals for its Lightspeed LEO broadband network. Under the expanded agreement Farcast will deliver enterprise‑class FPAs to support Telesat's Lightspeed deployment and service rollout.

Discovered 2025-11-04T06:33:30.453528-08:00 | 2025-11-04T06:33:30.453528-08:00

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Telesat's US$5M equity and co‑development deal locks in a supplier pathway for integrated flat‑panel antennas, with Farcast contracted to deliver enterprise‑class FPAs as Lightspeed moves toward deployment.
The partnership tightens competition in the LEO and mobile‑satellite market already reshaped by SpaceX's large EchoStar spectrum moves and aggressive capacity expansion by rivals such as Viasat (see SpaceX's EchoStar purchase and Viasat's capacity investment).
The agreement complements prior terminal integration efforts and growing satellite production capacity that underpin Lightspeed, linking terminal development to constellation build‑out (see Telesat's ALL.SPACE integration and MDA's satellite factory plans).

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