Friday, March 4, 2022

OneWeb suspends all launches from Baikonur.

Friday, March 04, 2022  ,  

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 confirmed the successful deployment of 34 satellites by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. 

The launch marks OneWeb's first in 2022 and 13th overall, bringing its total in-orbit constellation to 428 satellites. It represents 66 percent of OneWeb’s planned 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

OneWeb notes that it has signed new distribution partnership agreements with several companies in the last month – including Hughes Network Systems, Marlink, and Field Solutions Holding. 

Neil Masterson, OneWeb CEO, commented: “Our first launch of the year marks our significant progress in completing a truly global LEO network later in 2022. We continue to see growing demand for OneWeb’s industry-leading services as we look forward to delivering on our ambition to build robust, secure, and global access to broadband services.”

BT to offer OneWeb's LEO satellite service

Tuesday, November 02, 2021  , ,   

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 customers from early next year. The partnership will span a...

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Hughes and OneWeb alliance targets enterprise services

Sunday, September 12, 2021  , ,   

Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb have signed a distribution agreement in the U.S. focused on enterprise services. In India, the parties have entered into an MOU for a strategic agreement to distribute services to large enterprises, small and medium businesses, government, telcos and ISPs, including in the rural and remote parts of the country. Hughes and OneWeb also stated that thy intend to work together to broaden distribution globally,...

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AT&T inks deal with OneWeb for coverage in remote locations

Wednesday, September 08, 2021  ,   

AT&T signed a strategic agreement with OneWeb to provide LEO satellite coverage for AT&T business customers into remote and challenging geographic locations. The new connectivity will complement existing AT&T access technologies.The AT&T service will be supported by OneWeb’s network of satellites. OneWeb has launched 288 satellites and expects to attain global coverage with a total fleet of 648 satellites by the end of 2022. AT&T...

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