[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Services on Telesat’s Anik F3 satellite will be provided to the Canadian government to support the country’s relief efforts to Haiti, Telesat announced Feb. 4.
    Anik F3 will provide high-speed communications services over C-band and wireless services via Ku-band to Canadian government agencies in Haiti from Telesat’s Ottawa teleport. Additional communications for Haiti relief are being provided on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite.    
    “Telesat has significant satellite capacity in the Caribbean, on both C-band and Ku-band, with excellent coverage of Haiti. As Haiti relief efforts continue to expand, Telesat is providing a range of services to help address one of the most serious natural disasters to occur in this hemisphere,” Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg said in a statement.