Eutelsat OneWeb (formerly OneWeb) is a satellite communications company aiming to bridge the digital divide by providing high-speed, low-latency broadband internet services globally via a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. As a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, it focuses on delivering connectivity solutions to governments, enterprises, and communities in underserved areas, as well as to the maritime and aviation sectors. Key partners include distribution partners, Airbus (through OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture for satellite manufacturing), and technology providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS for network peering.
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The OneWeb satellites were built by a Florida-based joint venture with Airbus, and Airbus recently bought Eutelsat out of that joint venture for an undisclosed sum.
Eutelsat expects to have completed 90% of OneWeb’s ground network by the end of June following a mix of installation and licensing setbacks.
Most of the 633 satellites in OneWeb’s current generation were launched between 2020 and 2023.
The 2023-12-07 mesh network demonstration included about 630 satellites from three commercial satellite operators: OneWeb, Viasat and Intelsat.
On 2023-12-18, Intelsat operated a roundtrip test flight from Anchorage to Utqiaġvik, Alaska using OneWeb’s fleet of LEO satellites.
OneWeb operates a low Earth orbit satellite constellation that provided connectivity during Intelsat’s Arctic test flights.
The 2023-12-18 Anchorage–Utqiagvik test flight was operated using OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation and demonstrated high-speed, low-latency performance in a region that previously lacked inflight internet service.
OneWeb and Eutelsat will begin penetrating the enterprise VSAT and backhaul markets through partnerships.
Starlink and OneWeb successfully completed the first phase of their satellite constellation.
Viasat and Inmarsat, as well as Eutelsat and OneWeb, completed major mergers and acquisitions in the SATCOM industry.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites produced satellites at a rate of two per day for the OneWeb first-generation constellation.
The SATCOM industry is expected to see an increase in collaborative and multi-orbit projects by companies like SES and Starlink and Eutelsat and OneWeb.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites built more than 600 satellites for the OneWeb first-generation constellation.
Gaps in OneWeb gateway deployment include countries such as India and Saudi Arabia where Eutelsat holds significant take-or-pay contracts for LEO broadband capacity.
Eutelsat planned to start providing OneWeb service worldwide in early 2024 after deploying 633 satellites in low Earth orbit, including in-orbit spares.
Eutelsat had previously expected OneWeb to contribute between €125 million and €225 million in revenues over the 12 months to 2024-06-30.
France-based Eutelsat acquired the LEO network after buying OneWeb in September to diversify its broadband business.
Eutelsat expects a 7% revenue hit because delays securing landing rights in India, Thailand, Turkey, and elsewhere prevent the OneWeb broadband constellation from providing global coverage before the second half of 2024.
Only 30 OneWeb gateways have been installed so far, and Eutelsat aims to reach 38 gateways by the second half of 2024 and deploy the rest over the following six months.
Eutelsat is behind on rolling out gateways for the OneWeb constellation and expects to have completed only 90% of the ground network by the end of June 2024.