SpaceX's Starlink constellation has Canadian competition
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"We have our own digital divide challenges in Canada, and for a Canadian company to take a global lead and move forward with a state of the art new satellite constellation ... it's a good thing," said Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg in an interview, adding that it potentially means a lot of jobs for Canadians. for the year ending December 31, 2018. While that's a lot of money for Canada, it's not much compared to the deep pockets of SpaceX and its billionaire founder Elon Musk.
An illustration of larger satellites orbiting Earth. In latter years, CubeSats and small satellites have become more popular.But this competition does come with complexity, said Nathan de Ruiter, managing director of Euroconsult Canada. SpaceX's Starlink is operating in the ku-band, the traditional frequency of geostationary satellites -- which means the company will need to be careful of interference.
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