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 Model of a 1st Generation OneWeb satellite | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Satellite Internet access |
| Predecessor | WorldVu Satellites |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Greg Wyler[1][2][3] |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK[4] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Eva Berneke (CEO)[5] |
Number of employees |  ~600 (March 2022) |
| Parent | Eutelsat Group |
| Subsidiaries | Airbus OneWeb Satellites (50% owner) |
| Website | oneweb |
Eutelsat OneWeb (legally Network Access Associates Ltd.) is a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group providing broadband satellite Internet services in low Earth orbit (LEO).[4][6] The company is headquartered in London, and has offices in Virginia, US[7] and a satellite manufacturing facility in Florida – Airbus OneWeb Satellites – that is a joint venture with Airbus Defence and Space.
The company was founded as "WorldVu" by Greg Wyler in 2012[1][2] and later as "OneWeb" launched its first 6 satellites in February 2019. It entered bankruptcy in March 2020 after failing to raise the required capital to complete the build and deployment of the remaining 90% of the network. The company emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings and reorganization in November 2020 with a new ownership group. As of 2021, Indian multinational company Bharti Global, France-based satellite service provider Eutelsat and the Government of the United Kingdom were the company's largest shareholders, while Japan's SoftBank retained an equity holding of 12%.[5][8]
On 28 September 2023, Eutelsat announced the completion of its merger with OneWeb and the creation of a new "Eutelsat Group" company, with subsidiaries "Eutelsat" and "Eutelsat OneWeb".[9][10]
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- ^ a b "Soyuz launches 34 OneWeb satellites". SpaceNews. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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- ^ Yamazaki, Makiko (19 December 2016). "SoftBank to invest US$1 billion in U.S. venture OneWeb as part of US$50 billion pledge". Reuters. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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sn-20210115was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Eutelsat and OneWeb Combination Heralds New Era in Space Connectivity as World's First GEO-LEO Operator" (Press release). Paris. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Browne, Ryan; Sheetz, Michael (29 September 2023). "Eutelsat and OneWeb combine to create European satellite giant as Musk's Starlink pressures sector". CNBC. Retrieved 2 October 2023.