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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Kymeta and OneWeb aimed to launch their new jointly developed user terminal solution for purchase by the third quarter of 2022.
Kymeta partnered with OneWeb on 2021-12-01 to jointly develop a flat panel, electronically steered user terminal for stationary land applications on OneWeb’s low Earth orbit broadband network.
OneWeb aims to begin commercial services in the upper part of the Northern Hemisphere 2021-12 and to deploy some 290 remaining satellites before the end of 2022 to provide global connectivity services.
OneWeb currently operates 358 satellites of a planned 648-satellite constellation following its latest launch on 2021-10-14.
Kymeta reported on 2021-09-07 that the u8, which Kymeta said is serving undisclosed customers in GEO, achieved 200 megabits per second downlink speeds on OneWeb’s LEO network during field tests.
Astroscale won a contract from the U.K. Space Agency in October 2024 to study deorbiting two defunct British satellites, including a possible OneWeb satellite that failed in 2023.
The failed OneWeb satellite was one of 34 launched on 2020-02-06 from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
OneWeb can offer global coverage with 588 satellites and plans to maintain redundancy with more than 50 spare satellites.
OneWeb plans to deploy nearly 650 satellites by the time it rolls out global broadband services next year.
OneWeb has deployed 358 satellites at 1,200 km through 11 launches with loss of only one satellite to date.
The Department of Defense plans to buy commercial LEO broadband services from OneWeb, Starlink, and Telesat.
Isotropic Systems developed an antenna that offers multiple simultaneous connections to satellites in any orbit, including NGSO constellations from SpaceX, OneWeb, SES, and Telesat.
OneWeb supplies its own user terminals and has teamed with antenna manufacturer Kymeta to develop a terminal that can communicate with LEO and GEO satellites for the DoD market.
OneWeb currently has 358 broadband LEO satellites in near-polar orbit planes at an altitude of 1207 km.
OneWeb deployed more than 350 satellites and plans to complete a 648-satellite constellation by the end of 2022.
The demonstration established three satellite links: one with Intelsat 37, one with Galaxy 18, and one with the OneWeb constellation.
Syrlinks delivered 1,000 equipment parts to Airbus OneWeb Satellites for the OneWeb constellation.
Intelsat and OneWeb provided broadband internet service to U.S. Army users via satellites in low Earth orbit and geostationary orbit during a demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland earlier 2021-11.
Eutelsat is investing in low Earth orbit broadband startup OneWeb to expand its connectivity services.
Intelsat and OneWeb used both GEO and LEO services simultaneously and switched data flow between orbits instantly at the packet level using software that selects the best connection based on end-service technical requirements.