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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OneWeb plans to resume launches in December 2020 after placing launches on hold following a pair of Soyuz launches in February and March 2020.
A federal bankruptcy court approved the sale of OneWeb to the British government and Bharti Global on 2020-10-02 following a winning bid of $1,000,000,000.
Hughes Network Systems’ $50,000,000 investment in OneWeb gives the company the potential to offer low Earth orbit broadband in the FCC reverse auction.
OneWeb received a $1,250,000,000 investment in March 2019.
The $235,000,000 in additional debtor-in-possession financing includes support for production of new satellites at the OneWeb Satellites factory in Florida.
On 2020-09-23 the court approved $235,000,000 in additional debtor-in-possession financing to allow OneWeb’s operations to continue through the end of the year.
OneWeb announced on 2020-09-21 that it had a revised contract with Arianespace to permit launches of its satellites on Soyuz rockets to resume in December.
A federal bankruptcy court approved on 2020-10-02 the sale of OneWeb to the British government and Bharti Global.
OneWeb’s reorganization plan allows the company to resume full business operations, including deployment of a constellation of 650 satellites in low Earth orbit to provide broadband internet access.
The British government and Bharti Global offered $1,000,000,000 to acquire OneWeb in a bid accepted by the court in July.
Part of the earlier $140,000,000 in debtor-in-possession financing was used to enable OneWeb’s joint venture with Airbus to resume production of OneWeb satellites.
A federal bankruptcy judge approved OneWeb’s motion on 2020-09-23 to access $235,000,000 in debtor-in-possession financing.
OneWeb Satellites, the joint venture with Airbus, operates a factory in Florida built to produce OneWeb’s constellation of about 650 broadband internet satellites.
According to OneWeb’s filing budget, OneWeb anticipates spending $133,000,000 on satellite production from October through December.
According to OneWeb’s filing budget, OneWeb anticipates spending an additional $37,000,000 on launch between October and December.
BidCo 100 Ltd. is the holding company established by the British government and Bharti Global that made the winning $1,000,000,000 bid for OneWeb in July.
Arianespace requires receipt of a $9,750,000 deposit before commencing the preparatory work necessary to resume OneWeb’s launch schedule.
Arianespace and OneWeb executed a revised launch contract on 2020-09-21 that allows OneWeb launches to resume in December using Soyuz rockets.
OneWeb’s constellation will operate in low Earth orbit rather than the medium Earth orbits used by Galileo, GPS, and other traditional navigation systems.
OneWeb revised a contract with Arianespace on 2020-09-21 to resume launches using 16 Soyuz rockets over a two-year period starting in December.