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Eutelsat, a leading satellite operator based in France, is encountering troubling delays in the deployment of its OneWeb satellite constellation that affect its plans to offer global-scale broadband coverage. The disruption to potential revenues is also a...minor factor.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewEutelsat is currently facing challenges in rolling out its OneWeb satellite constellation, a network designed to provide high-speed internet across the globe. Getting the…

Satellite swarms built and operated by SpaceX and OneWeb are poised to fundamentally alter the way in which we access the internet and where we connect to the grid. On the surface, the two internet service offerings would seem to be in competition with each other, but this isn’t exactly the case.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewOn Saturday, March 25, India’s space agency successfully delivered 36 OneWeb satellites to low Earth orbit, raising the total constellation to 616…

Satellite startup OneWeb's past decade has resembled a space opera. Founded by a US entrepreneur and headquartered in London, it has partnered with Google and Elon Musk, supplied Arianespace, attracted investment from Hughes Network Systems and SoftBank Group and fallen into bankruptcy. It was then rescued by the UK government and India's Bharti Global.The next act has all the hallmarks of a post-Brexit moonshot for Europe's wartime economy. Its announced 50-50 merger with France's Eutelsat Communications SA, would create…

Fast News Eutelsat would combine its 36-strong fleet of geostationary Earth orbit satellites with OneWeb's constellation of 648 low Earth orbit satellites, of which 428 are currently in orbit. The operators have announced plans to merge in a landmark deal to become "a leading global…

Satellite companies OneWeb and Eutelsat have agreed to a $3.4 billion merger to create a player in global internet connections that competes with SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper. Combined, the two companies say they will tie together low Earth orbit satellites that offer faster connections with less lag and geostationary satellites that have more capacity and cover wider areas, with OneWeb continuing to operate as its own brand under Eutelsat. France-based Eutelsat provides television and internet via 36…

French satellite operator Eutelsat and key shareholders of Bharti-backed OneWeb have inked a pact for merger, entailing all-share transaction, a statement said on Tuesday. Post closing of the deal, Bharti Group will be the single largest shareholder of Eutelsat.The transaction values OneWeb at  $3.5 billion (roughly Rs. 27,900 crore), according to a joint statement. Eutelsat will combine its strong fleet of 36 Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites with OneWeb's constellation of 648 Low Earth Orbit satellites, of which 428…

French and British satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb on Tuesday announced plans to merge and create a "global champion" in the fast-growing broadband internet market, rivalling US giants such as Elon Musk's Starlink.Eutelsat and OneWeb said in a joint statement they had signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces to become "a leading global player in connectivity... in an all-share transaction".Satellite broadband promises to bring coverage to the most remote areas of the planet by doing away with the need…

French satellite operator Eutelsat said that it was in talks with British counterpart OneWeb for a tie-up to create a "global champion" in broadband internet, rivalling US services like Elon Musk's Starlink. Satellite broadband promises to bring coverage to the most remote areas of the planet by doing away with the need for antennas and other infrastructure. It will also supply internet on commercial aircraft and to products like connected cars. While Starlink heads the market with more than 2,000 tiny satellites orbiting…