Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbiting system will be officially launched in Thailand in December and go fully ‘live’ in January for commercial users, according to The Bangkok Post. OneWeb and the nation’s National Telecom (NT) will co-launch the system which is being tested this month. OneWeb’s gateway teleport facility is expected to support more than […]

Eutelsat owned satellite constellation OneWeb has received all the “necessary authorisations” to start services over India. OneWeb India, which is backed by Bharti Airtel, is the first satellite operation to be granted authorisation. However, OneWeb is still waiting for its spectrum to be allocated. IN-SPACe is the government agency responsible for regulating space activities and […]

Aerkomm, the US-based satellite communication technology company, hase signed a Distribution Partner Agreement (DPA) with Eutelsat Group to leverage its OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. The agreement, concluded in September, grants Aerkomm’s subsidiary, Aerkomm Japan, the distribution rights for LEO connectivity services in Japan for the commercial fixed and land mobility sectors, as well […]

Eutelsat Group has announced the successful launch and deployment of 20 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), further strengthening the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 which lifted off at 10:13 pm PT (local) on October 19th from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. […]

The next SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California will be the Eutelsat OneWeb Flight 20 mission. This launch was originally scheduled for late-September. It is now expected to happen on October 20th subject to the usual weather limitations. The 20 OneWeb low Earth orbit satellites are ‘in orbit spares’ for the OneWeb […]

Taiwan will have 24-hour access to OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites by the end of October through service provided by Eutelsat OneWeb as part of the nation’s effort to enhance signal resilience, a Chunghwa Telecom spokesperson has confirmed. The Taipei Times reported that earlier this year the country’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, which partnered with […]

Novaspace, a space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its 12th annual report New Prospects for In-Flight Connectivity which reveals continued growth in the market. It highlights key global trends, including an increase in connected aircraft, the rise of NGSO-based satellite services and the growing impact of mergers and collaborations between service providers. The […]

Eutelsat Group has announced that Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has selected Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) network for integration into its NexusWave fully managed bonded connectivity solution. The companies says that the addition of Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity to Inmarsat’s maritime network “underscores a shared commitment to delivering cutting-edge connectivity solutions that address […]

Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke, speaking to FT, candidly admitted that developing its ‘next generation’ of OneWeb satellites would take time, unless it could bring partners on board. “We could fund the development of Gen 2 on our own,” she insisted. But it would be “a stepwise approach over years”. OneWeb already has 630 satellites in […]

Reports from India say that the various permissions for direct-from-satellite broadband services are again awaiting action. India’s authoritative Financial Express (FE) says that the country’s department of telecommunications (DoT) is unlikely to issue any provisional or interim spectrum to companies such as Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio to commercially roll out their satellite internet services soon. […]