OTTAWA and LOS ANGELES — Satellite operator Telesat and Anuvu, a U.S.-based provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for mobility markets such as airlines and cruise lines, announced today a new agreement that will provide Anuvu with approximately 10 gigabits of additional Ka-band connectivity over the Southeastern U.S., the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and Central America, starting next month.
This new satellite capacity “adds to Anuvu’s existing global multi-band capacity on 54 satellites from 11 satellite operators around the world,” according to a press release.
Anuvu was previously known as Global Eagle Entertainment until the company rebranded itself in May 2021.
“This is an important step in our long-term plan that will culminate with our current GEO Ka-band, Ku-band and C-band global network being supplemented with the Anuvu Constellation of microGEO satellites and setting the stage for LEO connectivity with Telesat Lightspeed,” said Mike Pigott, Anuvu’s executive vice-president of connectivity, in the press release.
The new deal with Telesat is Anuvu’s largest satellite capacity acquisition so far in its “Bridge to LEO” strategy, which allows Anuvu customers “to begin using terminals and capacity now, which are forward-compatible with the Telesat Lightspeed LEO network,” explains the press release.
“We are revolutionizing mobile connectivity with an open-architecture, hybrid network model that will seamlessly integrate LEO and GEO satellite capability using the Anuvu Constellation Operating System (ACOS),” Pigott said. “Anuvu’s partnership model delivers our customers an integrated, flexible and cutting-edge solution to meet ever-increasing end user demand. It is a simple bridge from the best satellite technology today, to the best of the future.”
“The Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation, with its flexible capacity and 100% global coverage, was designed for mobility from the start. And Anuvu’s Bridge to LEO network ensures their passengers an early and smooth upgrade path to the highest-capacity, lowest-latency, fiber-like passenger experience on Telesat Lightspeed,” said Glenn Katz, chief commercial officer at Telesat.
“Telesat provided Anuvu’s first satellite capacity over a decade ago and we are proudly further-cementing our relationship with this important agreement.”
