Orange partners with Telesat to commission first European Lightspeed gateway in France

• Orange entered a partnership with Telesat to commission Europe’s first gateway for the Telesat Lightspeed low-Earth orbit constellation in France.
• The gateway is hosted at Orange’s Tier-4 certified Bercenay-en-Othe teleport, supporting deployment of Telesat’s planned initial 225 satellites.
• Orange will provide secure ground connectivity linking the station to Telesat’s planned Paris point of presence, targeting high availability and low latency.
• Telesat targets a global in-service date of Q1 2028 for Lightspeed, positioning Orange as a strategic ground-segment partner.

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