Tachyon Networks Inc. and Xplornet today said they have formed a strategic partnership to offer broadband satellite services to government, enterprises and small- and medium- sized businesses throughout North America.

Xplornet, formerly LinCast, is a Canada-based wireless broadband service provider that will bring to the partnership its expertise in the enterprise sales and service arena. Tachyon is providing the satellite network infrastructure, gateway and patented customer premise equipment, as well as a network monitoring solution that enables terrestrial-like speed and performance with burst rates up to 1.54 megabits per second.

“One of our key goals is to ensure our customers in rural regions receive the same reliable broadband solutions as urban enterprise subscribers,” said Bruce Barr, president of Xplornet.