OTTAWA – Satellite operator Telesat said this week Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world's leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has signed another long term contract for Telesat satellite capacity.
This latest agreement represents a major pre-launch sale for Telesat’s new Anik G1 satellite and comes on the heels of the contract Panasonic signed for Telstar 11N capacity over the North Atlantic announced in June 2012, said the Telesat press release.
The new deal lets Panasonic expand its aeronautical broadband service over Latin America by adding Telstar 11N capacity in combination with the South American coverage of Telesat’s Anik F1 satellite. Panasonic will transition from Anik F1 to Telesat’s new Anik G1 satellite when it begins commercial service. The launch of Anik G1 is presently scheduled for early 2013.
