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’s first-generation replacement satellites will include hardware updates for enhanced 5G backhaul functionality.
Under the multi-year agreement, Can Marine will use OneWeb connectivity to serve clients in merchant shipping and offshore energy.
OneWeb’s parent company Eutelsat entered a multi-year agreement with Greenland’s national telco Tusass to provide critical infrastructure, community broadband, maritime, mobility, and emergency services.
Station Satcom will use OneWeb for its services to nearly 6,000 maritime vessels.
Eutelsat reported OneWeb revenues were up 60 percent in its half-year results and projected up to 280 million euro in OneWeb revenues by the end of the current fiscal year.
Can Marine will use Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit constellation to deliver maritime connectivity to customers in the Asia-Pacific region under a new multi-year agreement with Eutelsat.
CMA CGM will install OneWeb services on nearly half of its 650-vessel fleet.
Eutelsat is investing roughly 2 billion euro to replenish 440 first-generation OneWeb satellites before deploying next-generation capabilities for IRIS² by 2030.
Airbus Defence and Space secured an order for 340 OneWeb satellites for Eutelsat.
The new Airbus-manufactured satellites will progressively replace existing OneWeb satellites as their operational life ends to ensure full operational continuity for OneWeb customers.
Eutelsat has signed a €1 billion Export Credit Agency financing for the procurement of LEO satellites for its OneWeb constellation.
OneWeb revenue increased 59.7% in the six months ending Dec. 31.
Eutelsat secured French export credit financing to fund an additional 440 OneWeb satellites.
With its OneWeb expansion and its contribution to IRIS2, Eutelsat has committed over €4 billion in spending.
Eutelsat's June 2025 investor presentation identified a need for an additional 340 satellites to expand OneWeb availability until IRIS2 is operational in the early 2030s.
Eutelsat is set to receive almost €1 billion in French government-backed financing to expand its OneWeb broadband constellation.
Eutelsat estimated the cost of the OneWeb extension at between €2 billion and €2.2 billion.
Eutelsat ordered 100 satellites from Airbus Defence and Space in December 2024 to ensure continuity of its current OneWeb service.
The €975 million financing will cover manufacturing of 340 satellites Eutelsat contracted Airbus to build for the OneWeb constellation plus an additional 100 already ordered.
Eutelsat intends the new satellites to ensure operational continuity for OneWeb customers as older satellites reach the end of their operational lifetime.