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OneWeb and Intelsat signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity solution with the best combination of performance, coverage, and reliability on the market. The partnership enables Intelsat to distribute OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to airlines worldwide, coupled with Intelsat’s extensive IFC experience and existing geo-stationary (GEO) […]
Eutelsat Communications and OneWeb agreed to merge. The deal combines Eutelsat’s fleet of 36 GEO satellites with OneWeb’s constellation of 648 Low Earth Orbit satellites, of which 428 are currently in orbit. The companies say their operations are highly complementary and that a clear roadmap has been designed to develop over time a complementary GEO/LEO […]
OneWeb and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches this year. Financial terms were not disclosed. The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation that currently stands at 428 satellites, or 66 percent of the fleet. OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson […]
The Board of OneWeb has voted to suspend all launches from Baikonur. This follows a standoff with the Russian space agency Roscosmos. OneWeb’s next launch had been expected this week from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. OneWeb launches 34 satellites, bringing constellation to 428 Sunday, February 13, 2022 OneWeb, Satellite OneWeb confirmed the successful deployment of […]
Jio Platforms Limited and SES agreed to establish a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver the next generation scalable and affordable broadband services in India leveraging satellite technology. JPL and SES will own 51% and 49% equity stake in the joint venture respectively. The JV, which will use SES-12, SES’s high-throughput […]
BT Group will offer OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to its customers. The landmark Distribution Partner Agreement supports the UK Government’s National Space Strategy and spans BT’s global footprint. BT, which is currently testing how LEO satellite technology integrates with its existing terrestrial capabilities, expects to commence the first live trials with […]
The FCC granted OneWeb with market access in the 37.5-42 GHz (space-to-Earth), 47.2-50.2 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 50.4-51.4 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands, subject to sharing conditions and other requirements, for a proposed 2,000-satellite non-geostationary-satellite orbit (NGSO) broadband constellation. OneWeb proposes to add a V-band payload to the 720 satellite Ku/Ka-band constellation previously approved by the Commission […]
OneWeb, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, is now asking the FCC for permission to increase the size of its planned constellation up to 48,000 LEO satellites. OneWeb said a larger constellation will allow for greater flexibility to meet soaring global connectivity demands. To date, OneWeb has successfully launched 74 satellites and […]
