{"id":224127,"date":"2019-07-23T21:55:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T01:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=224127"},"modified":"2019-07-23T21:55:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T01:55:28","slug":"canada-to-invest-in-satellite-technology-to-connect-rural-remote-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/23\/canada-to-invest-in-satellite-technology-to-connect-rural-remote-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to invest in satellite technology to connect rural, remote areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Telesat saleite dishes on Unwin Avenue by Leslie spit, listening, watching, in need of a paint job (Photo By George Socka from Toronto, Canada – June 2012 Satelite Dishes by Leslie Spit – Can You Hear Me Now?, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OTTAWA \u2014 The federal government is making a big funding announcement Wednesday alongside a Canadian company that’s developing satellite technology to expand high-speed Internet access in rural and remote regions.<\/p>\n

The head of Ottawa-based Telesat will join Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains for an event that appears to be part of the government’s commitment to invest $100 million over five years into a technology known as low-Earth-orbit satellites.<\/p>\n

In its spring budget, the Liberal government said low-Earth-orbit satellite capacity would be part of its $1.7-billion vow to help rural and remote areas gain access to reliable, high-speed Internet.<\/p>\n

Telesat has been developing a satellite constellation \u2014 a group of co-ordinated satellites it says will provide high-speed connectivity in rural and remote communities around the globe.<\/p>\n

Company CEO Dan Goldberg will hold a news conference with Bains at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum following the announcement.<\/p>\n

On its website, Telesat says its state-of-the-art satellite constellation will involve launching highly advanced satellites into low Earth orbit, which is about 1,000 km from the surface of the planet \u2014 much closer than traditional satellites.<\/p>\n

The satellites will \u201cseamlessly integrate with terrestrial networks,\u201d the company says.<\/p>\n

In March, the federal government earmarked between $5 billion and $6 billion in new investments over the next decade for a plan to make sure 95 per cent of Canadian homes and businesses will have access to high-speed Internet by 2026.<\/p>\n

It also set a target of 100-per-cent connectivity throughout the country by 2030.<\/p>\n

In addition to the development of low-orbit satellite technology, the government plan also includes investments aimed at encouraging more private-sector spending on rural high-speed Internet and better co-ordination among provinces and territories.<\/p>\n

The budget also announced the federal infrastructure bank would seek to invest $1 billion over the next decade as a way to attract $2 billion in additional private investments towards expanding connectivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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