MDA provides additional advanced technology solutions to support O3b communication satellite network

Richmond, B.C. – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has received an amendment in excess of CA$9 million to a contract originally announced on January, 2010 from Thales Alenia Space to provide a number of advanced technology solutions. The solutions will be used for twelve Medium Earth Orbit communication satellites that are being designed and manufactured for O3b Limited.

O3b Limited will build a global Internet backbone for telecommunication companies and Internet Service Providers. These solutions will provide simultaneous data transmission and reception over Africa, Asia, Oceania and South and Central America—the majority of these areas are not connected to fibre networks.


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MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data, produce essential information, and improve the decision making and operational performance of business and government organizations worldwide.

Focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, MDA delivers a broad spectrum of information solutions, ranging from complex operational systems, to tailored information services, to electronic information products.