Bell Canada, a telecommunications company headquartered in Montreal, plays a role in the space industry primarily through its Bell Satellite TV service, providing satellite television across Canada. They utilize satellites owned by Telesat Canada to broadcast channels to over a million subscribers, competing with services like Shaw Direct. Bell Canada is also an investor in AST SpaceMobile, which is building a space-based cellular broadband network, and partners with companies like Esri to integrate geospatial data for smart city solutions.
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Comtech is the first public safety provider in Canada to partner with all three major ESInet suppliers—SaskTel, Bell, and Telus—to build out the nation’s NG9-1-1 infrastructure.
Rakuten, American Tower, and Bell Canada are existing investors in AST SpaceMobile.
Notable partners of AST SpaceMobile include Vodafone Group, Rakuten Mobile, AT&T, and Bell Canada.
Bell announced an agreement with Esri Canada to create the Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem.
Hughes Network Systems of Germantown, Maryland and Bell Canada of Québec signed 15-year capacity leases on Telstar-19 Vantage prior to launch.