Does Canada's high-speed internet future include medium earth orbit satellites?

SES says better business case soars 8,000 kms above earth By Ahmad Hathout THE HOT ACRONYM in rural broadband delivery from space is low earth orbit, or LEO, and it has entranced political leaders and industry in Canada for its potential to deliver fibre-like internet speeds and very low latency because of its proximity of up to roughly 1,000 kilometres above the earth’s surface. But there’s been a cautionary tale to this foundational technology expected to help hook up rural and remote communities in the world’s second largest mass of land: The economics for LEO constellations have made it not...