Galaxy Expands Ka-Band SkyDATA Service to Eastern Canada
By Rebecca Lincks | March 20, 2013
[Satellite TODAY 03-20-13] Galaxy Broadband Communications will launch a new Ka-band beam on its SkyDATA Enterprise class service covering Central and Eastern Canada, including Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and the western areas of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Canadian satellite communications company announced March 19.
The new service is scheduled for an April 15 launch using Telesat’s Ka-band spot beam on Anik F3. Galaxy originally launched its SkyDATA platform last year on four Ka-beams to cover the Western half of Northern Canada and aims to expand to Eastern Canada.
“We offer a truly world class managed service on a reliable yet cost effective platform,” Galaxy Founder, CEO and President Rick Hodgkinson said in a statement. “Our customers are seeking more and more bandwidth to support mission critical applications, morale services to work camps and reliable quality VoIP communications. The additional Ka-spot beam will expand our coverage area to the resource rich areas of Eastern Canada. We have shown the market that our SkyDATA Managed Ka- service is both reliable and cost effective. Leveraging the cost efficiencies of Ka- with some really interesting technology, we deliver to our customers a fast, predictable service for an affordable price.”