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 Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. have a $50,000,000 multi-year deal to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit connectivity solutions across Canada, including Nunavut.
Galaxy connects anywhere from 30 to 800 users at each deployed OneWeb site in Canada.
The ARTES-funded Sunrise project supported delivery of OneWeb’s first-generation platform and user terminals for a UK-wide supply chain.
OneWeb’s coverage in Canada is currently limited to the upper reaches of the country while it waits to deploy the 46 satellites it needs to provide global service.
Each deployed OneWeb site in Canada has connected between 30 and 800 users.
Sener Aerospace supplies components to commercial communications-satellite manufacturers and New Space constellation programs including Spainsat NG, Globalstar 0.002 kg, O3B, Iridium NEXT, OneWeb, and OneSat.
Galaxy Broadband is buying capacity from OneWeb for $50,000,000 in a multi-year deal to offer low Earth orbit broadband services to more sites across Canada.
Galaxy Broadband has deployed OneWeb services to more than 75 sites across Canada.
The five Quindar co-founders, including Nate Hamet, met while working at OneWeb and helped develop OneWeb’s operations systems.
ARTES-funded UK projects have included Sunrise, which supported delivery of OneWeb’s first-generation platform and user terminals for a UK-wide supply chain.
The ARTES-funded Sunrise project supported delivery of OneWeb’s first-generation platform and user terminals for a UK-wide supply chain.
Quindar’s five co-founders met while working at OneWeb and helped develop OneWeb’s operations systems.
Intellian delivered and deployed the first OneWeb commercial service user terminals with a highly specialized and experienced team.
OneWeb plans to expand services soon across the United States, southern Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.
SpaceX launched OneWeb’s 40 satellites on 9 January 2023 at 11:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Only two more launches remain for OneWeb to complete its first-generation constellation enabling global connectivity in 2023.
New Space India Limited launched 36 satellites for OneWeb on 2022-10-22 using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle 2023-03-03 rocket, also designated LVM3.
SpaceX launched 40 OneWeb satellites on 2023-01-09 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida aboard a Falcon 9 at 11:50 p.m. Eastern.
The Falcon 9 booster used for OneWeb’s 2023-01-09 launch previously launched NASA’s CRS-26 cargo mission to the International Space Station in November.
It will take about 100 days from launch for both recent OneWeb satellite batches to be ready to start providing services.