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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OneWeb launched a free trial offer for maritime customers on 2023-06-06.
OneWeb completed its 18th launch on 2023-03-26 from Sriharikota, India.
OneWeb, Intelsat, and Stellar Blu successfully tested a hybrid satcom solution leveraging both LEO and GEO satellite networks during flight tests in February 2023.
Hughes is a worldwide OneWeb distributor launching new LEO in-flight connectivity solutions powered by the company’s electronically steered antenna (ESA).
Eutelsat expects to nearly double annual sales to around $2,000,000,000 within five years if its merger with OneWeb is approved this summer.
The February flight tests used Intelsat’s Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet outfitted with an electronically-steered antenna built by Stellar Blu and OneWeb.
The electronically-steered antenna tested in February is commercially available for aviation and has been proven to operate on both OneWeb’s LEO satellites and geostationary satellites.
Hughes engineered and manufactures the core module used in every terminal in the OneWeb system to power LEO connectivity.
Eutelsat plans to buy OneWeb in a deal first disclosed in November 2022 and hopes to complete the merger this summer.
QuadSAT has worked with major companies including SES, OneWeb, and the European Space Agency.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions.
JoeySat was developed under a £32 million grant from the UK Space Agency via the Sunrise Partnership between the European Space Agency and OneWeb.
The OneWeb JoeySat satellite launched from California on 2023-05-20.
The payload capabilities demonstrated by JoeySat are planned for OneWeb’s Gen 2 constellation to offer more flexibility and capacity to customers.
The addition of the 16 satellites increases resiliency and redundancy in the OneWeb constellation as it expands services to enterprise and government customers.
Ramon.Space is a Silicon Valley company that supplies space supercomputers and was a finalist in OneWeb’s Innovation Challenge 2022.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched five Iridium spare satellites and 16 OneWeb satellites from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on 2023-05-20 at 6:16 a.m. PT.
The satellites that pushed OneWeb past the 588-satellite mark were launched on 2023-03-25.
Signal acquisition on all 16 OneWeb satellites deployed on 2023-05-20 has been confirmed.
OneWeb successfully deployed 16 satellites on the 2023-05-20 SpaceX launch to increase resilience and redundancy in the OneWeb constellation.