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FCC proposes ‘five-year rule’ for dead satellite disposal
The Federal Communications Commission wants to do something about space junk in low Earth orbit.
Igor Bonifacic09.10.2022
Two of Europe's biggest internet satellite companies are merging to take on Starlink
OneWeb and Eutelsat plan to combine their fleets.
Kris Holt07.26.2022
SpaceX will launch OneWeb’s satellites following Russia's ultimatum
OneWeb will turn to a competitor to ferry its remaining first-generation internet satellites to space.
Igor Bonifacic03.21.2022
Russia refuses to launch OneWeb internet satellites following UK sanctions
Roscosmos wants assurances about non-military use and the UK government to divest its stake.
Kris Holt03.02.2022
OneWeb secures funding to launch more than 500 internet satellites
OneWeb has secured a $400 million investment from SoftBank and Hughes Network Systems.
Igor Bonifacic01.15.2021
The UK buys a 45 percent stake in broke satellite startup OneWeb
It's part of the government's post-Brexit plan to replace the EU's sat-nav system.
Kris Holt07.03.2020
Satellite internet startup OneWeb declares bankruptcy to look for a buyer
OneWeb's dreams of satellite internet access have hit a major setback. The startup has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after attempts to get crucial financing fell through. The company said it was "close" to getting support, but the COVID-19 pandemic produced a "financial impact and market turbulence" that cut the deal short. Chapter 11 bankruptcy will let it use debtor-in-possession proceeds to sell the business and keep its existing work going.
Jon Fingas03.28.2020
Amazon plans to launch thousands of internet satellites
Amazon wants to launch thousands of low Earth orbit satellites to offer internet connection across the planet. With Project Kuiper, it aims to deploy 3,236 satellites to cover areas where about 95 percent of the global population live. Details otherwise are scant so far, including the estimated timeline for bringing the network online or how much the project will cost. Amazon confirmed the plans after GeekWire unearthed filings for it.
Kris Holt04.04.2019
Watch OneWeb launch its first 5G satellites into space at 4:37PM ET
After a number of delays, US-based communications company OneWeb is finally ready to launch its first batch of satellites that will provide internet access to rural regions around the world. The company's first launch will take place Wednesday when a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace blasts off from the Guiana Space Center carrying six OneWeb satellites. The launch is set to take place at 1:37PM PT/4:37PM ET and will be livestreamed on OneWeb's website or on Arianespace's YouTube channel.
AJ Dellinger02.27.2019
Russia balks at US-run OneWeb satellite internet over security concerns
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has thrown a wrench in a planned deal that would bring internet access to the most rural and remote parts of the country, according to Reuters. United States-based startup OneWeb was set to launch a satellite project that would provide an internet network for Russia, but the plans have been delayed over the FSB's concerns that the company will gather intelligence and threaten the country's national security.
AJ Dellinger10.24.2018
New alliance wants to improve terrible in-flight internet
The frustrations of internet access aboard commercial aircraft may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the Seamless Air Alliance. Formed by Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Sprint and Airtel, the group aims to improve the connectivity experience for passengers aboard aircraft by allowing mobile operators to provide internet access directly via satellite tech.
Swapna Krishna02.26.2018
FCC greenlights OneWeb to deliver satellite internet in the US
Providing internet to remote users beyond the telecom grid has always been a difficult dream to realize. But as Trump assured supporters in Iowa yesterday that better rural broadband would get looped into his infrastructure plans, the ambition at least has the White House's attention. Actual beyond-the-grid solutions have been varied and still, alas, experimental. A company working to support that population with a novel network of internet-beaming satellites, OneWeb, just hit an important milestone: The FCC has approved its request to broadcast internet on certain frequencies, giving it access to the US market.
David Lumb06.23.2017
Airbus to build the world's biggest satellite constellation
The OneWeb startup founded by Richard Branson's Virgin and Qualcomm, has announced that it has awarded European aerospace giant Airbus a multi-billion dollar production contract for internet-beaming satellites. The company aims provide connectivity to underserved communities around the world through an enormous constellation of small satellites -- each one only weighing about 150kg and costing under $500,000 to produce. Of the 900 units that Airbus is contracted to create, 700 of them will be launched by 2018. Once in orbit they'll create a constellation 10 times larger than any other satellite set currently in orbit. The other 200 will be held on-planet as replacements and backups. Airbus will reportedly produce 10 initial satellites at its Toulouse manufacturing facility before moving the operation to an undisclosed American facility for the remainder of the program.
Andrew Tarantola06.16.2015