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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BT and OneWeb have executed a Distribution Partner Agreement that builds on an initial Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2021.
OneWeb is expected to deliver global coverage by June 2022 through a constellation of 648 LEO satellites.
BT will test how OneWeb's LEO satellite technology integrates with BT’s terrestrial capabilities and will commence the first live customer trials from early 2022 upon successful completion of testing.
OneWeb and Leonardo DRS created a partnership to jointly offer a LEO service to the U.S. Department of Defense.
OneWeb's global connectivity platform, supported by a network of gateways and user terminals, will provide high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity to expand Leonardo DRS’s information and technology solution offerings for military and government markets.
OneWeb planned to deliver services covering the entire UK and service availability from the North Pole to the 50th parallel later in 2021.
NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company and OneWeb signed a $200,000,000 joint venture agreement to bring high-speed satellite connectivity to NEOM.
The joint venture will deploy OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide rapid and reliable connectivity for NEOM.
NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company is investing $30,000,000 in a joint venture with OneWeb to resell OneWeb capacity in Saudi Arabia, the broader Middle East, and neighboring East African countries.
NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company and OneWeb expect to complete ground infrastructure in 2022.
NEOM is spending $170,000,000 to buy satellite capacity from OneWeb under a seven-year contract.
OneWeb and NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company signed a $200,000,000 joint venture with exclusive rights to distribute OneWeb network capacity in targeted Middle East regions.
The ESA Space Safety program awarded funding to Astroscale to develop technology to remove a OneWeb communications satellite.
NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company and OneWeb have signed a $200,000,000 (SAR 750 million) joint venture agreement to bring high-speed satellite connectivity to NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and neighboring East African countries.
On 2021-10-26, OneWeb expects to launch commercial services in the upper part of the Northern Hemisphere 2021, with global services to follow in 2022.
OneWeb’s joint venture with NEOM builds on a 2017 agreement between OneWeb and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to collaborate on extending connectivity across the country.
NEOM will test and develop satellite-based cybersecurity solutions and positioning and navigation capabilities under the joint venture with OneWeb.
OneWeb has deployed 358 satellites in low Earth orbit, which is more than half of its planned 648-satellite constellation.
NEOM secured OneWeb capacity for $170,000,000 in a seven-year deal and is investing $30,000,000 in the joint venture that will distribute the capacity across Saudi Arabia, the wider Middle East, and neighboring East African countries.
Through the European Space Agency’s Sunrise program, Astroscale is working with OneWeb to develop the ELSA-M servicer.