The former prime minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, currently a member of the European Parliament and a former vice-president of the European Commission, has written to Eutelsat and asks it to explain its position over Russian revenues, and the shareholding in Eutelsat held by Russia’s own satellite operator. Ansip also questions why Eutelsat is pursuing […]
Eve Berneke, CEO at Eutelsat, cannot be blamed for attempting to look forward as she seeks to re-establish the satellite operator into a new beast which will offer both geostationary and low Earth orbit connectivity once its merger with OneWeb happens. But the market clearly doesn’t yet totally share her view that ‘jam tomorrow’ is […]
LEO satellite operator OneWeb and in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions provider Panasonic Avionics have agreed to terms that enable Panasonic Avionics to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide. Panasonic Avionics will offer OneWeb’s global service standalone or paired with Panasonic Avionics’ GEO service, which covers 99.6 […]
A few minutes after midnight on October 23rd, India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to use its massive GSLV-Mk3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch vehicle) rocket to lift 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit. ISRO has redesignated the flight as ‘LVM’ because the launch will take the satellites to low Earth orbit and not into a geosynchronous […]
Eutelsat CEO Eve Berneke delivered a masterclass three-hour presentation October 12th to an audience of analysts, bankers and investors and explained the logic and ambitions behind its recent deal to merge with LEO constellation OneWeb. Her highlight was that margins from the new pairing would eventually rise to reach the high margins currently enjoyed in […]
Eutelsat has unveiled its Q1 results showing overall revenues have fallen by 4.5 per cent on a like-for-like basis to €287 million. But CEO Eva Berneke said that its merger with OneWeb, now progressing through the normal regulatory measures, would take the combined businesses to revenues of €2 billion by 2027. Berneke said that the […]
OneWeb, the global satellite communications company, has announced the launch of Innovation Challenge 2022: Connectivity and Beyond, an invitation to create innovative applications, products, solutions, and technologies that will advance global technology by utilising the full potential of a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The challenge offers an open invitation to engineers, industrial partners, […]
OneWeb has announced it will join the Board of Directors of The Earth & Space Sustainability Initiative to establish the first-ever industry-led kitemark, dedicated to responsible space practices. Maurizio Vanotti, Vice President of Global New Markets at OneWeb, will represent the company on the inaugural Board of Directors for the Institute. The Earth & Space […]
OneWeb will see 36 of its broadband communication satellites launched later this month. India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stated that it would use is heavy-launch rocket on its debut into the commercial launch market. ISRO says that as part of its contract with Arianespace, 36 satellites will be placed into orbit by its GSLV Mk3 […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found the proposed merger between Viasat and Inmarsat with could lead to airlines facing higher prices for on-board Wi-Fi and has asked the pair to submit proposals to address its competition concerns. The CMSA notes that Viasat and Inmarsat are two of the largest satellite communications companies […]