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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Intellian received a US$73,000,000 contract with OneWeb on 2021-03-08 to develop and supply compact user terminals.
Hanwha acquired British antenna startup Phasor Solutions in the year prior to its $300,000,000 investment in OneWeb.
The $300,000,000 investment from Hanwha brings OneWeb’s secured funding to $2.7 billion, on top of the $2,400,000,000 it had already secured that completed the constellation’s funding.
The OW1 user terminal is the smallest user terminal unveiled by OneWeb and offers high-speed internet connectivity to businesses, governments, communities, and remote locations.
OneWeb received a $300,000,000 strategic investment from Hanwha on 2021-08-12.
OneWeb partnered with Israel antenna maker SatixFy to build terminals for aircraft to enable in-flight connectivity services.
OneWeb’s 'Five to 50' launch program delivered the satellites required to bring OneWeb services to Canada, the UK, and Northern Europe later 2021.
The UK government spent $500,000,000 in July 2020 to take OneWeb out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in partnership with Bharti Global.
With 288 satellites deployed so far, OneWeb has completed 44% of its planned constellation.
Arianespace launched an additional 34 satellites for OneWeb’s first-generation network on 2021-08-21.
OneWeb unveiled the Compact-Electronically Steered Antenna OW1 user terminal developed in partnership with Intellian Technologies, Inc. and Collins Aerospace.
OneWeb planned to provide timing services with its initial Generation 1 satellites without changing the satellites.
The 34 OneWeb satellites were launched using a separation system on a dispenser manufactured by RUAG Space.
On Sunday, 2021-08-22 (Paris Time), 34 OneWeb internet satellites were separated from a Soyuz launch vehicle and placed into orbit using a dispenser from RUAG Space.
The report provides an update on Non-Geostationary Orbit Satellite (NGSO) systems, including the SpaceX Starlink constellation, Telesat, and OneWeb.
OneWeb received a $300,000,000 strategic investment from Hanwha on 2021-08-12.
Arianespace plans to perform 10 more Soyuz launches for OneWeb through 2021 and 2022 to enlarge OneWeb’s network to 648 satellites for global coverage.
Arianespace will perform 10 more Soyuz launches for OneWeb through 2021 and 2022.
OneWeb had previously secured $2,400,000,000 that it said it needed to fund its initial constellation.
A total of 34 OneWeb satellites launched on a Soyuz rocket at 6:13 p.m. Eastern from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.