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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Hughes Network Systems committed $50,000,000 to the restructured OneWeb last year.
The 2021-01-15 funding will help support OneWeb as it continues deployment of an initial constellation of 648 satellites.
SoftBank invested $350,000,000 in OneWeb as part of the 2021-01-15 funding round.
An October Federal Communications Commission notice recorded SoftBank as owning 12.3% of OneWeb after the Chapter 11 filing and 37.41% before the Chapter 11 filing.
In a 2021-01-12 filing with the FCC, OneWeb sought to reduce the number of satellites in its Phase Two system from 47,844 to 6,372.
OneWeb planned to have enough satellites in orbit by the fall of 2021 to enable service at latitudes above 50 degrees north.
OneWeb reduced its FCC request for US market access from 47,884 satellites to 6,372 satellites.
OneWeb filed a 2021-01-12 application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking permission to amend a May application that originally requested authorization for 47,844 Phase Two satellites.
OneWeb’s mission is to deliver broadband connectivity worldwide to bridge the global Digital Divide and provide a pathway to 0.005 kg and Internet of Things services.
OneWeb’s LEO system is designed to deliver affordable, high-bandwidth, fast, and low-latency communications services.
The capital raised to date positions OneWeb to be fully funded for its first-generation satellite fleet of 648 satellites by the end of 2022.
SoftBank Group Corp. and Hughes Network Systems LLC provided additional funding that brings OneWeb’s total funding to $1,400,000,000.
OneWeb’s satellites carrying Altius DogTags are manufactured by Airbus OneWeb Satellites in a factory on Merritt Island, Florida.
OneWeb is committed to an objective described as 'leaving no trace in space' and is partnering with companies like Altius to support that objective.
In December 2020 OneWeb launched 36 new satellites built at its Airbus joint venture assembly plant in Florida, bringing OneWeb’s total fleet to 110 satellites.
OneWeb has an obligation to produce a target of 650 satellites to establish full service.
OneWeb’s satellite production currently operates under a joint venture between OneWeb and Airbus.
OneWeb is building its 2021-03-01 satellites in Florida at a rate of two spacecraft per day.
A Soyuz launched from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome on 2020-12-18 placed a set of 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit.
Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate launched a Soyuz from Vostochny Cosmodrome 11 days before the CSO-2 mission to deliver 36 OneWeb satellites.