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 signed a launch agreement with SpaceX negotiated in less than three days for a few Falcon 9 launches.
OneWeb planned to provide global, 24/7 service by the end of 2023.
On 2022-06-22, Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb successfully deployed a prototype low Earth orbit network at Thule Air Base in Greenland.
OneWeb planned to return to the launch pad in the fourth quarter of 2022 and complete deployment of its constellation by the second quarter of 2023.
The 12 GHz band is part of the Ku-band spectrum that Starlink, OneWeb, and other satellite operators use to connect with user terminals.
OneWeb’s ability to serve mobility markets is slated for the end of 2022, with full global coverage expected in mid-2023.
OneWeb tested high-speed services on a commercial airliner on 2022-05-27.
OneWeb's constellation is planned to be ready to connect business aircraft in 2024.
OneWeb has deployed 66% of its planned 648 satellites in low Earth orbit.
OneWeb and GDC Advanced Technology signed a Joint Development Agreement in November 2021 during the APEX Show.
OneWeb and Stellar Blu Solutions successfully delivered high-speed, low-latency inflight LEO satellite connectivity to a commercial airliner on 2022-05-28.
U.S.-based inflight connectivity provider Gogo plans to use a smaller electronically steered antenna from Hughes to connect lighter business jets to OneWeb satellites.
OneWeb has FCC permission for 648 Ku-band satellites in low Earth orbit to provide user connectivity.
Arianespace had been using Russian Soyuz rockets to launch 32–36 satellites per OneWeb mission but paused deployments in March 2022 following sanctions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
SpaceX and OneWeb reached a spectrum coordination plan on 2022-06-13 that would enable their current and second-generation broadband megaconstellations to coexist.
OneWeb signed launch contracts with SpaceX and the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation to resume launches in 2022.
The latest phase of the Sunrise programme between the European Space Agency, Astroscale Ltd., and OneWeb will develop a spacecraft servicer designed to remove multiple defunct satellites.
The Sunrise partnership program launched in 2019 between the European Space Agency and OneWeb to support advancement of next-generation space technologies.
OneWeb has signed launch agreements with SpaceX and India’s space agency to resume satellite deployments 2022.
The Sunrise Partnership Program was launched in 2019 between the European Space Agency and OneWeb to support advancement of next-generation technologies including artificial intelligence for satellite operations, new payload and user terminal technology, and research in active debris removal.