Published On May 18, 2022 at 04:13 PM IST Read by Share on Facebook NEW DELHI: Nelco, a Tata group company that provides satcom services and Canada’s Telesat Wednesday said they have successfully conducted the first in-orbit demonstration of Telesat’s low-earth orbit satellite in India. “Nelco and Telesat have successfully conducted their first in-orbit demonstration of high-speed broadband connectivity in India with Telesat's Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, marking yet another milestone for bringing next-generation satellite communication technologies to the country,” an official statement said. The testing was conducted from April 25 to April 29 at Nelco’s Mahapre teleport and leverated an 85-cm Intellian parabolic antenna to connect to Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite. Over 50 representatives from enterprise and telecom companies and government departments participated in the live testing and proof-of-concept demonstration, the statement added. Advt Nelco and Telesat demonstrated a “fiber-like performance” with a 35-millisecond roundtrip latency, and showcased cloud-based applications including real-time video conferencing over Microsoft Teams, as well as YouTube and Live TV video streaming. “With this successful test, we are confident of bringing Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite communication services to India,” said P J Nath, MD & CEO of Nelco. Telesat Lightspeed services will deliver significant benefits for applications like 4G/5G backhaul, mobile hotspots, telemedicine, village connectivity and more, Nath added. Nelco, in partnership with Telesat, plans to serve existing and new market segments to enable broadband connectivity for low latency applications with Telesat Lightspeed services. “Designed for secure, high throughput, low-latency connectivity, Telesat Lightspeed will bring unsurpassed flexibility and capabilities for enterprise applications and extend the reach of terrestrial networks throughout India,” stated Glenn Katz, Telesat’s Chief Commercial Officer.