Northwestel, Telesat, reach agreement for increased satellite service in Nunavut

Telesat and Northwestel have agreed to a multi-year contract for satellite services in Nunavut. Northwestel will leverage Telesat’s advanced Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services to deliver connectivity to communities across Northern Canada. The company will utilize Telesat capacity secured by the Canadian government in a 600 million agreement with Telesat in 2020.