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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Eutelsat bought 24% of OneWeb on 2021-04-27.
OneWeb expects to have enough Ku-band satellites operating in LEO to launch partial services later 2021.
OneWeb will launch 36 broadband internet satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia on Thursday, 2021-05-27.
The custom satellite transport containers move assembled OneWeb satellites from Florida to launch sites and are equipped with a specifically designed damping system and climate-control.
Eutelsat is acquiring a 24% stake in OneWeb for $550,000,000 announced on 2021-04-27.
RUAG Space produces multi-layer thermal insulation that protects OneWeb satellites from approximately -150°C to +150°C (-238°F to 302°F).
The Sunrise Program funding awarded via the UK Space Agency includes partners OneWeb, SatixFy, Celestia UK, and Astroscale UK.
Astroscale UK received a £2.5 million funding award from OneWeb to mature its technology and capability toward a commercial service offering by 2024.
Joey-Sat will test capabilities for a OneWeb second-generation network that OneWeb aims to begin launching in 2025.
A OneWeb-led group received 32 million British pounds in funding from the UK Space Agency through ESA’s Sunrise program to launch a beam-hopping satellite in 2022.
Astroscale UK received a £2.5 million funding award from partners including OneWeb to mature its technology and capability towards a commercial service offering by 2024.
SatixFy agreed in March to build an in-flight connectivity terminal for OneWeb that will work with OneWeb’s LEO constellation and geostationary satellite systems operated by others.
The ST32 launch for OneWeb will increase OneWeb’s deployed satellite count from 183 to 218.
Once deployed, the OneWeb constellation will enable user terminals capable of offering 0.003 kg, LTE, 0.005 kg, and Wi‑Fi coverage to provide high-speed access globally by air, sea, and land.
Eutelsat will buy 24% of U.K.-headquartered OneWeb as of 2021-04-27.
OneWeb is deploying around 650 LEO broadband satellites and is about one third of the way through that deployment.
The SoftBank–OneWeb alliance will promote combined communications services including platforms SoftBank is building to digitize company operations.
SoftBank invested $350,000,000 in OneWeb following the November 2020 rescue.
On 2021-04-27, Eutelsat paid $550,000,000 to acquire a 24% stake in OneWeb.
OneWeb expects to raise approximately $500,000,000 later in 2021 to complete its constellation.