[November 16, 2018] |
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FCC Grants LeoSat U.S. Market Access
LeoSat Enterprises, the dynamic young company which is launching a
unique new data network comprised of a constellation of up to 108
low-earth-orbit communications satellites, has been awarded the
authority by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC (News - Alert)) to provide
NGSO (non-geostationary satellite orbit) services in the United States.
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LeoSat's Global Business Backbone in Space (Graphic: Business Wire)
The increasing demand for business connectivity and with it, the need to
move large quantities of data quickly and securely around the world, is
fast outpacing the infrastructure in place to carry it. Existing
networks are already carrying more than 1 Zeta Byte of traffic globally
and this is set to grow exponentially.
The FCC market access grant will allow LeoSat to address currently unmet
demand for high-bandwidth, low-latency, high-security data transmissions
from large commercial and government customers in the United States.
Designed as a backbone in space for global business, LeoSat's data
network will enable new opportunities for sectors such as
enterprise-to-enterprise communications, telecommunications, oil & gas
operations and maritime services, delivering premise-to-premise
high-speed data (greater than 1 Gbps) with unmatched security to any
location in the world. Moreover, whilst LeoSat's core focus is solving
essential business communications challenges, the unique design of
LeoSat's constellation means capacity will also be available to enable a
new level of onnectivity services for Internet and cellular backhaul
for remote and underserved communities.
Using optical inter-satellite links and on-board processing and
operating in polar orbits at an altitude five times closer to the Earth
than medium earth orbit satellites and 25 times closer than
geostationary orbit ("GSO") satellites, the LeoSat System offers
numerous advantages with respect to high throughput, low latency, and
full global coverage. These advantages, in turn, will allow LeoSat to
provide enterprise-grade, highly secure data transmissions with up to
1.2 Gbps of full-duplex connectivity per link (and 5.2 Gbps where
needed), along with low latency of less than 20 ms. The high-throughput
satellites will form a mesh network interconnected through
inter-satellite laser links, creating an optical backbone that is
approximately 1.5 times faster than terrestrial fiber networks.
For Enterprise and Government customers, the key attributes of the
LeoSat system fulfil a critical communications need, for example, by
giving banks, governments or research centers ultra-secure networks with
global offices, providing significantly more bandwidth for oil & gas and
mining exploration than is available today, enabling seamless
connectivity for shipping & fleet management, or providing primary 4G
and 5G satellite backhaul connectivity for cellular operators.
LeoSat's CEO, Mark Rigolle said, "Getting approval from the U.S. Federal
Communications Commission - among the world's most sophisticated radio
frequency regulators - is an important milestone for LeoSat and
recognizes that we have a unique solution for high-speed and
ultra-secure enterprise connectivity. I am delighted by this significant
step forward for LeoSat as we continue to make excellent progress on our
journey to deliver the world's first business backbone in space,
opening-up new markets for data networking, telecoms, enterprise and
government communications across the globe".
LeoSat was represented before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
by Wilkinson, Barker and Knauer with respect to LeoSat's U.S. market
access grant.
ENDS
About LeoSat Enterprises
LeoSat Enterprises was established to leverage the latest developments
in satellite communications technologies to develop and launch a new
low-earth-orbit satellite constellation which will provide the first
commercially available, business grade, extremely high-speed and secure
data service worldwide.
With up to 108 low-earth-orbit communications satellites in the
constellation LeoSat is the first company to have all the High
Throughput Satellites (HTS) in the constellation interconnected through
laser links, creating an optical backbone in space which is about 1.5
times faster than terrestrial fiber backbones and without the need for
any terrestrial touchpoints. This unique set of features enables LeoSat
to provide instant infrastructure from anywhere to everywhere which is
fast, secure and reliable.
Based in Washington DC, LeoSat is currently working with Thales (News - Alert) Alenia
Space for the low-earth-orbit constellation of Ka-band communications
satellites. Once operational, the constellation will provide high-speed,
low-latency and highly secure communications and bandwidth for business
operations in the Enterprise, Telecoms, Energy, Maritime, Government and
international business markets. Launch of the constellation is expected
in 2020. www.leosat.com
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