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 and Iridium established contact with all their satellites following the 2023-05-20 mission.
JoeySat uses the same satellite platform as OneWeb’s 150-kilogram Gen 1 spacecraft.
One of the satellites launched for OneWeb, JoeySat, is designed to test capabilities for a second-generation constellation that OneWeb could begin deploying as soon as 2025.
SpaceX launched a technology demonstration satellite for OneWeb’s second-generation broadband constellation on 2023-05-20.
The satellites launched for OneWeb were built by Airbus OneWeb Satellites, a Florida-based joint venture OneWeb shares with Airbus.
Frequencies between 12.2 and 12.7 GHz are part of the Ku-band that Starlink, OneWeb, and other satellite operators use to connect user terminals.
Eutelsat is working to close a deal to acquire OneWeb for $3,400,000,000.
Three years ago the U.K. government and Bharti Global partnered to buy OneWeb out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy for $1,000,000,000 after OneWeb filed for Chapter 11 in March 2020.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites LLC manufactures satellites for the OneWeb commercial constellation and for Airbus customers in Merritt Island, Florida.
OneWeb had an order backlog of $900 million, up $300,000,000 since October of the prior year.
India’s commercial space agency launched the final batch of satellites OneWeb needed to provide global commercial broadband services in March 2023.
OneWeb Gen 1 used approximately 150-kilogram satellites and Eutelsat expects Gen 2 to require roughly half the number of satellites compared with an equivalent geostationary deployment.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites, LLC manufactures satellites for the OneWeb commercial constellation and Airbus customers in Merritt Island, Florida.
OneWeb has signed deals with 53 distributor partners to date and is seeking to expand that number to 75 in 2023.
Eutelsat announced plans to merge its geostationary network with U.K.-based OneWeb’s low Earth orbit constellation as part of a connectivity growth strategy.
Panasonic and Intelsat partnered with OneWeb to complement the inflight connectivity services they offer from geostationary orbit.
OneWeb is expected to join the NGSO constellation market in 2023/24.
The Falcon 9 first stage used on the 2023-05-04 launch previously launched OneWeb 1.
Eutelsat is seeking to merge 2023 with OneWeb, a low Earth orbit broadband operator partly owned by the British government.
The partnership between Intellian and OneWeb has grown significantly since their first contract in 2019.